Internet news stories

[David Goldstein <goldstein_david@yahoo.com.au>]

Pioneer Cybercrime Pact Tightens Privacy Rules (Yahoo)
Stiff criticism from the EU and pressure groups has prompted drafters
of the world's first treaty against cybercrime to tighten provisions
protecting privacy online, the final text showed on Friday. 

http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010525/wr/tech_cybercrime_dc_1.html

Beijing Issues New Regulations on Internet Bars (People's Daily)
Beijing authorities recently launched a three-month campaign to
straighten out irregularities in Internet bars, according to Beijing
Today newspaper.
 http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200105/26/eng20010526_71090.html

Surfer growth gets tangled up in Web data (South China Morning Post)
More conflicting data has emerged on the number of Internet users in
mainland China. Reports issued within days of each other by an
American research firm and a Beijing senior official paint a vastly
different picture of how many people are surfing the Web in the
world's most populous nation.
 http://technology.scmp.com/ZZZ9QX6W5NC.html

EC promotes safer internet campaign (VNUnet)
The European Commission has set up a new website, designed to promote
internet safety awareness issues, which has already become an
election issue. 
 http://www.vnunet.com/News/1121883
See http://www.saferinternet.org for the page.
Shooting The Messenger Debunks Link Between Media Violence And Real
Violence (Media Coalition)
 Report Finds Censorship Will Not Stop Violence
The Media Coalition, a first amendment advocacy organization,
announced today the release of a comprehensive survey entitled
Shooting the Messenger: Why Censorship Won't Stop Violence. This
first-of-its-kind report analyzes and synthesizes dozens of studies
and mountains of statistics, debunking the myth that there is a
causal link between violence depicted in the media and real-life
violence. The report demonstrates that while research indicates
numerous causes for violence, none of them link directly to media
violence. The report shatters current assumptions that scapegoat the
media for the complicated, multi-faceted causes of violence. 
 http://www.mediacoalition.org/STP-%20Press%20Release.htm

How Big Is Porn? (Forbes)
Recently, much attention has been lavished on the pornography
industry--as a business--and many have claimed it is large and
profitable, especially on the Internet. Many of the claims are cut
from whole cloth, but are accepted without question by the legitimate
press.
 http://www.forbes.com/communication/2001/05/25/0524porn.html

Australian Families And Internet Use (news release)
Using the Internet is not the isolating experience sometimes
suggested, and adults are more skilled at it than children, according
to the results of a research project into Internet usage in
Australian homes, commissioned by the Australian Broadcasting
Authority.
 http://www.aba.gov.au/about/public_relations/newrel_01/27nr01.htm
See http://www.aba.gov.au/what/research/family/index.htm for the report.

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