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Hollywood Wins Landmark Pirate Links Blocking Order Against BT

BT has lost its battle against Hollywood as it has been forced to block web users in the UK from accessing an illegal download site, Newzbin2, following legal action by the Motion Picture Association (MPA).Newzbin2, is a web site hosted abroad which has up to with 700,000 members and provides an index of films, music and software available for free but unlicensed download from the peer-to-peer network Usenet.
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Somalia Famine: Twitter for Africa?

Thousands of Africans are taking to Twitter to vent grief and anger over another famine in Somalia, raising money and comforting each other showing that once again social network are increasingly used to highlight international issues.
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SwagSec Hackers Hit Lady Gaga

A group of hackers known as SwagSec has targeted Lady Gaga's U.K. website, making off with the a database containing fans' personal details.