Google is warning about new forms of censorship. Although many believe that Google is a sort of Big Brother, the American company today shows its interest in transparency on the web: it does give an alert about the growing number of requests from governments and justice to remove Internet content or to request information about
Read More...In November 2012, Russia passed a law allowing the government to establish a blacklist of given websites which could pose a danger to children mostly. The Russian government can thus decide to block access to certain websites to all of its citizens, from the moment it is considered that the site offers content that poses
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The champions of Internet censorship has been announced by RSF. March 12th is the International Day against cyber-censorship. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) organization takes the most of this key date, each year, to update its “Report against the Internet Enemies”. The 2013 edition of this report presents the top 5 countries but also top 5
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Huynh Ngoc Chen has received the 2013 Netizen award from the freedom of expression defense Association Reporters without Borders (RSF) and Google. This Vietnamese blogger does not hesitate to criticize the Vietnamese government on his blog, which receives 15,000 visits every 15 days, despite Hanoi authorities, severe censorship of the, has over. He was elected
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After the Prism revelations, personal data security has become a global issue. How to regulate the Internet freedom against the Internet giants and the governments is now a global concern. Will 2014 mean the end of Internet freedom? Today, personal data are accessible to everyone, through our posts on Facebook, our online shopping on Amazon
Read More...The state of Arizona may join the company of such states like China and Syria with high censorship level, if the state governor decides to sign the law, which has been recently passed by the state Senate. According to Arizona officials, the main goal of the law 2549 is to fight bullying and harassment. It
Read More...A non-profit organization Reporters Without Borders has found a new way to fight Internet censorship. A new website allows journalists to publish their critical materials that may be banned in their countries by their government. The web platform WeFightCensorship.com gives an opportunity to any journalist to anonymously publish an article without any risk of future
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On 12 December, the European Parliament awarded the Sakharov Prize for 2012 “for freedom of mind” to both the lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh and movie director Jafar Panahi. But none of these two Iranians were there to receive their award, both having been sentenced to imprisonment or house arrest. With the increasing repression in Iran,
Read More...In Australia, there is a feeling of mixed emotion about the Internet Blocks this week as the government have decided to abandon plans that have been on-going for the past five years to block and filter any pornography relating to children on the web. Other similar content was supposed to have been blocked too, but they
Read More...There is no consensus yet in Dubai. The ITU conference is being held under the United Nations flag in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) until Friday, December 14th. Non-governmental organizations are becoming more and more active, as several authoritarian regimes such as Russia and the UAE are trying to impose their views on having a
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