Filtering tech and software
ONI Blog: Vietnam: Google, Yahoo! sought to regulate blogosphere
According to AFP news reports, Vietnam’s government wants to enlist Google and Yahoo! to help “regulate” the country’s blogging scene in an effort to stop “incorrect information” from being published online.
Recent years have witnessed an explosion of activity in...
- Posted on 04/Dec/2008; tagged in Vietnam, Asia, Arrests and legal action, ONI, Political filtering, Filtering tech and software
ONI Blog: Firefox Add-On Allows Users to Experience Chinese Internet Censorship
Anyone who has followed OpenNet Initiative's research or even the mainstream media knows it's no secret that China filters the Internet. China has made headlines time and again for its pervasive policies toward censorship.
In 2006, Nart Villeneuve of ONI partner...
ONI Blog: Australian Activists Fight Filtering Measures
Australian Communications Minister Stephen Conroy's recent announcement that Australia's upcoming filtering scheme would not allow Internet users to opt-out was met with great opposition from the Australian public, as well as some from ISPs.
The scheme has also received criticism from...
ONI Blog: Australia's Filtering Ideals
Under Australia's new Internet filtering scheme, citizens will be unable to opt out of inclusion. Instead, they will be able to choose between two blacklists; one blocks content inappropriate for children, the other blocks illegal material.
Shortly after the plan...
- Posted on 21/Oct/2008; tagged in Australia, Australia/New Zealand, Legislation, Filtering tech and software
ONI Blog: Porn on Planes?
The recent announcement from American Airlines regarding wireless Internet service on airplanes has caused quite a stir. The Association of Professional Flight Attendants have raised concern about passengers viewing questionable content during the flight. That questionable content, specifically, would...
- Posted on 17/Sep/2008; tagged in United States of America, United States/Canada, Filtering tech and software
ONI Blog: New Domain Names May Aid State Censorship
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers - the organization that licenses domains like .com and .edu - meets in Paris this week to discuss two proposals which could change the shape of the Internet. The first would create a...
- Posted on 26/Jun/2008; tagged in China, Russia, Asia, Legislation, Anonymity, Filtering tech and software
