Worries about internet censorship intensified yesterday as it was revealed that India - the world's largest democracy - had convinced Google India to block content considered offensive to local political and religious leaders.
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International - 07/02/2012
Rangers FC owner and chairman Craig White has accused BBC Scotland of a "witch-hunt" after it claimed that it has uncovered evidence on his business affairs which suggests he may have lied in court and committed perjury.
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A top policewoman declared yesterday that there is “very legitimate public interest” in investigating leaks to journalists.
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Twitter saw a peak of 12,233 tweets per second during the final three minutes of this year’s Super Bowl, the social media service has announced, the largest number so far during the event.
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United States - 07/02/2012
Alex Hall, former wife of TV personality Jeremy Clarkson, has spoken out about the “terrifying” super-injunction taken out against her writing about her former marriage.
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Footage of a pint sized ping pong champ batting balls back toward his father has become a surprise Youtube smash, garnering over 800,000 views.
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An enigmatic submerged grid of geometric features on the seabed off the coast of North Africa, prominently visible on a Google Earth map, has had its ‘Atlantis’ tag removed in the latest software update.
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Online hotel booking specialist LateRooms.com is to run a new advertising campaign from next week that will introduce the strapline; “LateRooms.Com. For your every need.”
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Camden Council has come under fire from campaign group Big Brother Watch following the introduction of a new breed of CCTV camera which can bark orders at any miscreants in its sights.
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Several appointments have been announced at the telegraph, with Ed Roussel promoted to executive editor for digital, managing the future digital changes to the business.
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UTV Media has announced that it is planning to merge newly acquired stations The Wyre and The Severn with Wolverhampton’s The Wolf, in order to create new station Signal 107.
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West Midlands - 07/02/2012
Search giant Google is reportedly developing a set of augmented reality glasses which can remotely access smartphone data to overlay directions, news and other data directly over the wearer’s field of vision.
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In a series of articles featuring the questions surrounding commercial production, The Drum catches up with low budget TV and digital ad specialists STV Creative, creative audio company Kalua, video guide producers Flixity, TV and radio commercial... Read more
O2 has announced that it is extending its partnership with the Rugby Football Union (RFU) for another four years.
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Brand names and logos attached to products installed at Olympic Games venues, such as soap dispensers and furniture, are to be expunged by specialist teams of masking tape wielding Olympic auditors.
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Pass It On Africa is today unveiling an outdoor campaign with Out of Home International to raise the profile of the Heroes Run, to be held in London on 1 April.
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The People’s Postcode Trust has launched a new website, with the aim of simplifying the funding process for providing grants.
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Pop superstar Kylie Minogue has resorted to the long arm of the law following an altercation with a bad egg amongst her 1,033,861 followers – whom the star branded a “deluded weirdo”.
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