Craigslist slammed for alleged prostitution promotion
Craigslist, the highly popular advertising site, has been heavily criticised for its permissive attitude towards the adult market in America.
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Archive for the 'Regulation' CategoryCraigslist slammed for alleged prostitution promotionCraigslist, the highly popular advertising site, has been heavily criticised for its permissive attitude towards the adult market in America.
Read the rest of this entry » How a country is cracking down on web time-wastersJordan, in a surprise bid to increase the productivity of its public sector workers has prevented them from accessing over fifty websites during office hours. The move comes after research was undertaken which revealed that each individual was wasting up to three hours online, daily.
Read the rest of this entry » Privacy row over potential sale of databaseFears that privacy rules could be contravened by the possible sale of a database of contacts has created controversy within the United States. The database, owned by gay teen magazine XY, has been identified as a potential asset by the magazine’s creditors.
Read the rest of this entry » End to gaming anonymity onlineThe popular game World of Warcraft has made the headlines this week, following a decision to bring a close to its anonymous forums. Blizzard, the organisation behind World of Warcraft, have announced that users who play the online game will, from now on, have to post their real identities on to the game when they play.
Read the rest of this entry » A Ratings System for Websites?Minister for culture, Andy Burnham, has told the Daily Telegraph that a kind of cinema style ratings system could be applied to websites in the near future in order to impose tighter controls on what children can view and better regulate online content. According to Burnham, the government intends to negotiate with the Obama administration in the US in an attempt to draw up a list of rules for English language websites. Read the rest of this entry » |
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