Political filtering
ONI Blog: Variation in Blogging Censorship in China
A recent report on user-generated content on social media and blogging platforms in China reveals that there is variation in censorship levels across fifteen different blogging platforms according to a paper by Berkman affiliate Rebecca MacKinnon.
The report, “China’s Censorship 2.0: How...
- Posted on 25/Feb/2009; tagged in China, Asia, Non-filtering content restrictions, ONI, Political filtering
ONI Blog: Update: Google Earth and the Mumbai Terror Attacks
In early December 2008, an Indian court was convened to ban Google Earth amid suggestions that the online satellite imaging was used to aid terrorists in planning the November terror attacks in Mumbai. According to late January reports in the ...
- Posted on 08/Feb/2009; tagged in India, Asia, ONI, Political filtering, Conflict and security filtering
ONI Blog: Website Blockings in Bahrain
A new government crackdown by Bahrain’s Ministry of Information has led to the blocking of over 60 websites ranging from Google Translate to social, political, religious, and human rights sites, according to the Bahrain Human Rights Society and Global Voices Online,...
- Posted on 25/Jan/2009; tagged in Bahrain, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), ONI, Political filtering, Proxy blocking
ONI Blog: Google China and Baidu Apologize, Agree to Cooperate with Chinese Filtration
According to reports in the Register, three of China’s most popular search engines, including Google China and Baidu, have apologized for being slow to remove links to pornographic websites.
This news comes in the wake of China’s pledge...
ONI Blog: China's latest Internet crackdown
This blog post was originally posted at Rebecca MacKinnon's blog, RConversation, and is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution license.
Seven different government agencies, including the Ministry of Public Security and the State Council Information Office declared war on Internet...
ONI Blog: Pakistan Communication Authority Issues Directives to Block Web Sites
The Pakistan Communication Authority has issued directives to ISPs to block six web sites. According to The International News:
"The directive came on the orders of the Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) for the Evaluation of Websites. The IMC constitutes representatives of...
- Posted on 06/Jan/2009; tagged in Pakistan, Political filtering
ONI Blog: UK: Evaluating Internet Content Regulations
According to the BBC, the UK government is evaluating a number of new Internet safeguards to protect children from content perceived as harmful or offensive.
The UK’s Culture Secretary Andy Burnham, who is spearheading the initiative calling for film-style age...
- Posted on 30/Dec/2008; tagged in United Kingdom, Europe, Non-filtering content restrictions, ONI, Political filtering, Social filtering, Internet tools filtering
ONI Blog: Over 1,203 Sites Blocked in Thailand
Over the weekend, it was reported by WikiLeaks that the secret censorship lists of Thailand's Ministroy of Information and Communication Technology (MICT) had been obtained by advisory board member CJ Hinke, who is the director of Freedom Against Censorship Thailand.
Wikileaks...
ONI Blog: India: Petition to block Google Earth
According to reports published in The Register and The Times of London, an Indian court has been called to ban Google Earth in response to intelligence indicating that the satellite imaging was used in planning November’s terrorist attack’s...
- Posted on 20/Dec/2008; tagged in India, Asia, Legislation, ONI, Political filtering, Conflict and security filtering
ONI Blog: China restores blocks on foreign websites
According to New York Times and BBC news reports, the Chinese government has begun to reinvigorate its filtration of foreign websites, including bans on BBC’s Chinese language website and Voice of America in Chinese. This censorship comes in...
