May 13
Australia
VPN providers reportedly begin targeting Australians after Minister Stephen Conroy's proposal for a government-sponsored Internet filter goes public.
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May 19
Pakistan
Seattle cartoonist Molly Norris' free speech movement "Everybody Draw Mohammed Day" goes viral, leading Pakistan to block Facebook and others to boycott the social networking site.
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May 20
Pakistan
The Pakistan Telecommunications Authority blocks YouTube, Facebook, Wikipedia, and 450 other websites after it deems certain online content to be blasphemous.
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May 28
South Africa
The Deputy Minister of Home Affairs suggests a complete ban on online pornography, supporting the building of "necessary restrictive mechanisms" online to help enforce the ban.
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May 30
Bangladesh
Bangladesh's Telecommunication Regulatory Commission temporarily blocks Facebook in light of "Everybody Draw Mohammed Day."
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