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Don’t Ignore The Internet’s Nuts and Bolts

By on April 3, 2013 in policy, Press Releases

The internet as we know it is under constant attack. I don’t mean by DDOS or other “charming” things, though it’d be incredibly dumb to ignore them. What I’m talking about is the ongoing battle between the “open” and “free”. What I’m talking about is the balance between industry “self-regulation” vs government’s “top down” regulation [...]

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Anonymous Targets Irish Government Sites In Response To “Irish SOPA”

By on January 25, 2012 in News, policy

The last couple of days have been very “interesting”. As I mentioned previously, the Irish government intends to enact legislation that could have a “chilling effect”. I went into this a bit in my previous post and far more eloquent people have written extensively about the entire subject. My key issues with the legislation can [...]

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Say No To An Irish SOPA Style Law Say Yes To Democracy

By on January 23, 2012 in Legal Issues, policy

Remember SOPA? We didn’t like it and it was pretty clear that a lot of internet users weren’t too happy about it either. However SOPA was being debated openly in Congress. There was discussion. There were public hearings. There was also a massive backlash of public opinion, but that is one of the beauties of [...]

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Blacknight Says No To SOPA

Blacknight Does Not Support SOPA

By on December 27, 2011 in Domains, Legal Issues, policy

We’ve always been strong believers in striking as sane a balance as possible between privacy, freedom of expression and protection of both 3rd parties’ rights and due process. We maintain good relations with law enforcement, government and the security community. We take our responsibility as a good corporate citizen in the internet ecosystem very seriously. [...]

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IRMA, Eircom and the Death of Freedom

By on May 26, 2010 in News, policy

I was brought up to be proud of my heritage. Having lived and worked outside Ireland I was never ashamed of my Irish identity. However that has changed. When private organisations like IRMA and Eircom skip the judicial process and enter into agreements that curtail free speech it makes me ashamed to carry an Irish [...]

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