Iceland – No Haven for Internet Activists »

10 July 2013 | Per Strömbäck, Editor Netopia

Julian Assange, The Pirate Bay and Edward Snowden may not have many things in common: Assange being the freedom of information radical, The Pirate Bay the monumental torrent-service and Snowden a whi... »

Column: Taking Candy from a Baby »

4 July 2013 | Rhoda Crocket, hacking and spamming expert

“Try AdWords for Free” was the invitation from Google as the company sought new users to its advertising programme. The invite was so solid that it wasn’t long before “Free” really was paying my bills... »

Column: Cracking the Webnut »

27 June 2013 | Andrea Renda, Senior Research Fellow at CEPS

Every day, the debate on Internet regulation becomes more hectic. This is mostly due to the increasingly overlapping interests that populate the web. Not only Oracles, Microsofts and Googles, but also... »

Three Paths to Democracy Online »

20 June 2013 | Per Strömbäck, Editor Netopia

The Sims is one of the best-selling video games of all time. It may best be described as a kind of interactive doll house, where the player creates characters that do real life things: eat, sleep, wor... »