Microsoft filed a patent application several years ago for the censoring of real-time audio streams, and that patent has now been granted. In other words, Microsoft has patented live "bleeping". The patent abstract says:
Pearl Jam Accuses AT&T Of Censoring Webcast
When a "live" webcast of grunge band legend Pearl Jam’s Lollapalooza performance didn’t make it to the audience in tact, the band immediately pointed a finger at AT&T, who sponsored and monitored the event, accusing the telecommunications giant of censorship.
Digg Censoring News About AOL?
The revamp of AOL News today is quite significant, and Reuters being first to break the news is a trusted source of information.
I thought it was strange that the story hadn’t been submitted to Digg, because it was already appearing on Megite.
Fiasco! AOL Censoring Critics’ Mail?
The high drama surrounding AOL’s arrangement with Goodmail’s CertifiedEmail service was further escalated Thursday after MoveOn.org, one of the company’s most brutal critics, announced that AOL had blocked emails containing links to MoveOn’s petition site, DearAOL.com.