Mediagazer: Security reporter Brian Krebs says independent journalists need protection from DDoS attacks, one of the fastest-growing censorship threats (Brian Krebs/Krebs on Security)

2:05 PM ET, September 26, 2016

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Security reporter Brian Krebs says independent journalists need protection from DDoS attacks, one of the fastest-growing censorship threats — John Gilmore, an American entrepreneur and civil libertarian, once famously quipped that “the Internet interprets censorship as damage and routes around it.”

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Business Insider begins testing metered paywall with a small group of readers, will now force readers using ad blockers to whitelist site or pay subscription — Business Insider, according to co-founder and CEO Henry Blodget, has long harbored ambitions to create a dual-revenue business model …

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