The government considers policy reforms that would allow it to block certain websites that violate "public decency" and privacy in order to "minimize the negative effects of the Internet."
French National Assembly passes LOPPSI2 bill that would require, among other things, ISPs to block websites on a government blacklist.
Investigators trace Chinese hacks into Google email accounts to top Chinese university Shanghai Jiaotong.
Italian courts convict three Google executives of privacy violation over a video of a teenager in Torino being bullied by peers.
The government blocks independent discussion forum UAE Hewar, a virtual space for discussions on human rights, civics, and discrimination in the country.
China implements stronger restrictions on newly launched websites, requiring identity webmasters to submit photographs to regulators and register with local ISPs.
