http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/james-west/ James West is researching Internet regulation at the Journalism and Media Research Centre at the University of New South Wales. His first book Beijing Blur (Penguin 2008), explored, among other things, Internet censorship and youth culture in China. He blogs at http://jameswest.net.au en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/is-chatroulette.com-playing-russian-with-the-censors/ Unpredictable, addictive and unrestricted. Chatroulette has sparked a cult following, countless YouTube clips, a new genre of shocked screen-grabs, and at last, mainstream coverage. It could now draw the attention of would-be censors. John Herrman, from Gizmodo.com calls Chatroulette, “speed-dating the entire Internet”. In an instant, you’re connected bedroom-to-bedroom with one of 20 thousand online strangers, anywhere in the world, be it dorm, cafe or basement lair. The result is a hybrid of Skype and Peep-Show. If your chat partner is bored, they flick you to another round of spin of the bottle. It’s a return to the Internet’s Wild Wild West, argues NY Magazine - a lawless place for thrill-seekers, voyeurs, artists and freaks. feedback@thepunch.com.au (James West) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/is-chatroulette.com-playing-russian-with-the-censors/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/is-chatroulette.com-playing-russian-with-the-censors/#item2423 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:20:01 +0000 James West | Author bios | The Punch