Hackers claiming to be associated with the internet activist group Anonymous have attacked the website belonging to the Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) and hacked into the Twitter account belonging to Shirley Phelps-Roper, the Church’s spokeswoman. The attacks are part of … Continue reading
In the gold medal match at water polo’s FINA World League Final tonight between the Australia Stingers and United States women’s national water polo team, Australia lost 4’6 to the USA in the last major competition before the 2012 Summer … Continue reading
(Music) Today on Wikinews: We briefly recap some of the stories appearing on Wikinews this week and from around the world. Today is Saturday, May 26, 2012. I am Chad Tew and this is Wikinews. Briefs China’s ‘Bandit King’ given … Continue reading
The Pakistani government has temporarily blocked social networking website Twitter in relation to posts on the site promoting a Facebook contest involving drawings of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. The block was reportedly lifted after a few hours Sunday. Pakistan Telecommunication … Continue reading
(Music) Today on Wikinews: We briefly recap some of the stories appearing on Wikinews this week and from around the world. Today is Saturday, March 31, 2012. I am Chad Tew and this is Wikinews. Briefs Wikinews Shorts: March 26, … Continue reading
A student who mocked Bolton footballer Fabrice Muamba on Twitter has been sent to prison for his ‘racist’ comments. Police forces around the UK received complaints about Liam Stacey who made the remarks after Muamba collapsed on the pitch during … Continue reading
The microblogging service Twitter has changed its software support for censoring posts. With the new updates, Twitter can now withdraw individual posts and accounts in specific countries, as opposed to a global deletion. Twitter announced these changes in a blog … Continue reading
A posting on the social networking web site Twitter by the Pennsylvania State University’s student blog Onward State, which incorrectly reported the death of former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, has led to the resignation of one of its … Continue reading
Indian authorities today declared an intent to force web companies to screen content for “offensive” and “blasphemous material”. The move follows failed talks yesterday with Facebook, Google, Yahoo!, and Microsoft. Communications Minister Kapil Sibal says “My aim is that insulting … Continue reading
