corruption Brazil's authoritarians charge Glenn Greenwald with cybercrime for publishing leaks that revealed corruption at the highest levels Cory Doctorow
politics Beaming mugshot of politician's wife booked into jail after pouring drink on journalist Rob Beschizza
censorship UK's oldest ISP blames DoS attack on attempt to suppress human rights report about West Papua (read it now!) Cory Doctorow
mistakes Wonkette posts bizarre cease-and-desist letter it received from "Diamond and Silk" Rob Beschizza
streisand effect New Hampshire court to patent troll: it's not libel when someone calls you a "patent troll" Cory Doctorow
censorship Sponsor of the "Discouraging Frivolous Lawsuits Act" sues Twitter cow-account for $250 million Cory Doctorow
fraud The "Reputation Management" industry continues to depend on forged legal documents Cory Doctorow
streisand effect Vox lawyers censored YouTubers who criticized The Verge's PC build videos Mark Frauenfelder
copyright Metal band Arch Enemy bans concert photographer after he complains their fashion designer swiped a shot Rob Beschizza
guillotine watch Legal threats force retraction of peer-reviewed article about the problems with private-equity-backed dermatologists Cory Doctorow
Copyfight Antivirus maker Sentinelone uses copyright claims to censor video of security research that revealed defects in its products Cory Doctorow
law The future of "fake news": Pepsi gets Facebook to censor jokes about plastic in its Kurkure corn puffs Cory Doctorow
Copyfight After London builders' bid to remove a complaint from Mumsnet failed, a mysterious Pakistani-American copyright claim did the job Cory Doctorow
streisand effect Deputy sheriff jails ex-wife after she complained on Facebook about him Mark Frauenfelder
Copyfight Property developer caught using critic's photo in promotional materials, demands an end to criticism as a condition of paying for the use Cory Doctorow
b-side Fire and Fury lawyer responds to Trump's cease-and-desist letter: go pound sand Mark Frauenfelder
streisand effect Author of 'Fire and Fury' says Trump "has less credibility than, perhaps, anyone who has ever walked on earth" Mark Frauenfelder
security Ars Technica's Dan Goodin is being sued by Keeper Security over an article about a defect in its password manager Cory Doctorow
