• University bans Wikipedia-citing papers
  January 26, 2007 – 4:13 PM
  Citing Wikipedia in your school projects and papers is now a big no no at Middlebury College in Middlebury Vermont. The History department in the small liberal arts college has banned citing the popular online encyclopedia. Students who continue citing could face reduce grades or even failure from the class.
• E3 Expo bans booth-babes
  January 24, 2006 – 7:00 PM
  The yearly Electronic Entertainment Expo show is known for cutting edge game announcements and outlandish costumes, but in recent years companies have been using scantily clad models to lure attendees to their booths. Now the Entertainment Software Association, the organization that runs the event, says that these "booth-babes" will be banned. Companies will be given on warning and then face an immediate $5,000 fine for further violations.
• UCLA Hospital Bans Laptops And Cellphones
  March 20, 2008 – 8:39 AM
  Los Angeles (CA) - The neuropsychiatric hospital at UCLA has banned all laptops and cellphones.
• Italy enacts national ban for phones in schools
  March 19, 2007 – 12:33 PM
  Italy has banned the use of cell phones in schools across the country, making it reportedly the first European nation to implement such a statewide ban.
• German BMW banned from Google
  February 4, 2006 – 5:44 PM
  From what it looks like, the German websites of car maker BMW have been kicked out of the Google index.

• EU To Ban Dodgy Consumer Reviews, Potentially Worldwide
  February 14, 2007 – 9:22 AM
  Don't go praising your own book on Amazon