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What's new at the OpenNet Initiative?

All three of the OpenNet Initiative's edited volumes—Access Denied, Access Controlled, and Access Contested—are now available online.

The OpenNet Initiative is pleased to announce the availability of our summarized global Internet filtering data for download under a Creative Commons license.


Features

  • Threats to the Open Net: January 27, 2012
    SOPA/PIPA loses support from 19 senators; Twitter will now begin withholding content on a country-to-country basis; Digital Agenda leader and European Commission VP criticizes SOPA on her Twitter feed while supporting ACTA.
  • Russian Communication Minister Criticizes SOPA
    A Russian government official publicly criticized the US for proposing SOPA following protests by the Russian Pirate Party outside the American Embassy in Moscow last week.
  • Polish Websites Attacked After Government Signs ACTA
    Polish public administration websites are attacked by hackers after the government passes the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement.

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Global Internet Filtering

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Main Filtering Map
ONI's main filtering map shows the states and regions where each type of filtering ONI studies takes place.

Social Media Map
Our social media map serves as an easy visual guide to the states and regions where filtering of five major social media sites occurs.

YouTube Censored
For a detailed look at when and where YouTube has been filtered since 2006, check out YouTube Censored: A Recent History, ONI's interactive global timeline.