Open data activist and developer Aaron Swartz was found dead Friday in his New York home. The 26-year-old activist, who tirelessly campaigned for net freedom, was facing federal charges for allegedly downloading 4.8 million academic articles from JSTOR on the MIT campus in 2011. Even though JSTOR decided not to bring charges against Swartz, federal prosecutors [...]
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- Thanks for following the show with us, and check out our website for more coverage on the state of freedom of expression. Bonne nuit Europe! 09:06:59 PM May 18, 2013
- Greece! Funnest song of the night is also a comment on their economic woes, which affects #FEX too! http://t.co/3HNfLorcYo #eurovision 08:40:16 PM May 18, 2013
- Ahead of last year's #eurovision Azerbaijan evicted people and beat up journos! This year? Internet crackdown! http://t.co/U9O4o1Xixg 08:36:43 PM May 18, 2013
- Ahh, Azerbaijan! 2011 winners, last year’s hosts - ‘Land of Fire’ and horrible human rights records: http://t.co/cFqgrHm0VZ #eurovision 08:35:05 PM May 18, 2013
- Hungary might have the loveliest representative of the night. They've also got some worrying press laws. http://t.co/M2N95GmbIv #eurovision 08:24:32 PM May 18, 2013
- (See what I did there?) #eurovision 08:16:14 PM May 18, 2013
- Now for the backward country in the corner of Europe where they prosecute people for twitter messages! http://t.co/k6xjNACzCQ #eurovision 08:15:19 PM May 18, 2013
- Russia's song is about making the world a better place. Meanwhile authorities continue their war on NGOs. http://t.co/vWP3W9QS7E #eurovision 07:51:36 PM May 18, 2013
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