December 3 United States

Amazon pulls WikiLeaks from its servers, drawing ire from free speech activists.

December 9 Venezuela

New Internet regulations are proposed; activists worry that the result could be censorship of online content.

December 17 United Nations

In light of Wikileaks' release of diplomatic cables, the United Nations considers Internet regulations.

December 17 Middle East

Following the release of diplomatic cables relevant to the region, several Arab countries filter Wikileaks.

December 31 Tunisia

As protests are met by violence from police, the government begins filtering social networking sites in an apparent effort to curb online political organization.