The UK government's Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) is expected to reveal controversial new website blocking proposals that would require broadband ISPs to censor sites that support internet copyright infringement (piracy).

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Scottish Labour's European Member of Parliament (MEP), David Martin, has been appointed as the new investigator for the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). Critics view this as a "worrying sign" and claim that Martin has a poor record of "protecting freedoms online".

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Consultancy firm AT Kearney has claimed that the UK internet economy is now valued at £82bn, which means that every £1 spent on internet access generates £5 in revenue. The news comes ahead of the government's new Communications Bill green paper.

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The European Union (EU) and 22 of its Member States, which still includes the United Kingdom (UK), has today officially signed the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) in Japan. Some fear that the treaty could turn internet providers into a police force for Rights Holders.

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The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) has reported an "unprecedented global" growth its digital music content in 2011 (up by 8%) but still blames internet piracy by broadband ISP customers for "stunting growth".

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An independent review of UK film policy, which was commissioned by the government, has called for the controversial anti-piracy Digital Economy Act (DEA) to be implemented by broadband ISPs and Ofcom "as soon as possible".

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Several UK ISPs have warned customers that a number of major websites might become unavailable today (e.g. Wikipedia and the Internet Archive) as part of a deliberate 12 to 24 hour blackout campaign against a controversial new Internet Anti-Piracy law.

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Two UK Internet Service Providers, BT and TalkTalk, have today begun their appeal against the governments controversial Digital Economy Act (DEA). The ISPs claim that the anti-piracy act is not compatible with several European laws, a position that was upheld last year by Lord Justice Lewison.

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