A Canadian human rights group has uncovered a system that tracks politically charged text messages sent by customers of Tom-Skype, a joint venture of which eBay’s Skype is a partner.

Censorship is a terrible thing. So thank goodness it never works, says Philip Pullman

negotiators for major party nominees jointly draft secret debate contracts called Memoranda of Understanding that dictate how debates will be structured. Walter Cronkite called it an `unconscionable fraud ... sabotaging the electoral process`

One rumor making its way around the Web right now is that Google blurred out images of Wasilla after Palin was named McCain’s running mate. If you look up Wasilla in Google Earth you’ll see that Google’s images of the Anchorage suburb are indeed blu

A recent report leaked earlier this month said that the EU was “losing the battle for hearts and minds” partly because of the activities of anti-EU bloggers.

Every year, at the end of September, the ALA declares Banned Books Week.