After Mass Protests, Hungary Gives Up On Internet Tax
The government had proposed taxing Internet usage, but opponents claimed it the government was trying to impose a digital iron curtain on Hungary.
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Close To 100,000 Hungarian Demonstrators Protest Internet Usage Tax
Critics of the tax said this is a government attempt to create a "digital iron curtain" around Hungary. The government said it was just extending taxes it places on phones.
At 83, Filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard Makes The Leap To 3-D
Godard, who has been making films for more than half a century, shared the 2014 Jury Prize at Cannes for his 3-D film, Goodbye To Language. He likes 3-D, he says, because "there aren't any rules."
One Feminist Critic's Battle With Gaming's Darker Side
This week, Anita Sarkeesian, known for her series critiquing the portrayal of women in video games, canceled a talk at Utah State University after the school received a threat of a mass shooting.