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...contingent of the liberal Revolutionary Democratic Party has drafted a bill to closely monitor and regulate the use of Twitter and Facebook in Mexico. The bill would make sharing information that helps others break the law or avoid it a criminal act. (The social-media companies themselves are not targets of the bill, just their Mexican users; Twitter and Facebook have warned their users to obey Mexican law.) The bill's sponsor, Norberto Nazario, says he wants to create an online police force that would keep abreast of the ways drug cartels and kidnapping rings are using the Internet...
...bill is partly modeled on a Spanish bill that would allow that government to close down websites that facilitate the breaking of copyright and other laws. Both the Spanish and Mexican bills are controversial. Mexican Twitter users reacted with laughter and scorn when they heard about the bill, with many saying that the proposed legislation was just an excuse for the government to act as Big Brother. Instead of cracking down on Twitter and Facebook use, some analysts say that law-enforcement and intelligence agencies should adapt to the new technology by creating fake identities on the sites to track...
Krame says that passing the bill would be the worst action the government could take in combating crime allegedly committed via Twitter and Facebook. Twitter, some observers say, has allowed citizens to become amateur journalists, thus fulfilling a huge need in Mexico, where many broadcast and print media outlets have refrained from publishing certain news stories because of the threat of retribution from the cartels. Four journalists have been killed this year because of reporting on drug-related issues...
...have played colleges before,” Patrick Park says. “But I’ve never gone on before a rapper.” Sandwiched between Wale and Kid Cudi on the bill for this Sunday’s Yardfest, Park is hardly playing the kind of gig he’s used to. However, the Colorado singer-songwriter—who has just released his third album, “Come What Will”—is no stranger to touring and promoting his material, and hopes to continue raising his profile over...
...Other states are trying to protect hunters from different forms of harassment. A Virginia bill aimed at keeping activists from strategically (and sometimes dangerously) using food to interfere with waterfowl hunting is set to become law on April 13. In that state, it's illegal to lure birds with bait, and there have been reports of activists littering hunting spots with food - sometimes from boats in front of shooters' blinds - so that any birds that showed up would be off-limits. The measure, proposed by state delegate Scott Lingamfelter, was passed unanimously by both houses. (See the top 10 animal...