Professor Brian Cox appeared on BBC’s Daily Politics today to discuss Index, English PEN and Sense About Science’s Libel Reform Campaign, which held a rally at the Houses of Parliament today.
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- Putin's war on dissent in Russia - http://t.co/yDUBOAHUs1 via @indexcensorship 08:14:24 AM May 24, 2013
- Journalists defend colleagues in Ukraine's 'new war with press' - http://t.co/8l6znlTe2x via @indexcensorship 01:22:49 PM May 23, 2013
- Brazil's Federal Police seize journalist's equipment - http://t.co/JhSfW1Zfga via @indexcensorship 12:03:05 PM May 23, 2013
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Read the small print in the Defamation Bill. It will improve the situation on libel, but it will also make it a lot easier to break internet anonymity. As far as I can tell, a simple false allegation of harrassment would be enough for a site host to have to identify a poster.