The Iranian government announced the formation of a new cyber police force whose targets specifically include anti-government websites and political dissidents using social networking sites.
Senator Joe Lieberman expressed his intention to reintroduce a bill that would give the US president an "Internet kill switch."
British Columbia Ferry Lines, the largest passenger ferry line in North America, blocked access to any website that has sex education or abortion-related content on its free wi-fi network.
The Obama administration announced its intention to alter domain approval procedures to include a mandatory review by an ICANN advisory panel comprised of government representatives from nearly 100 nations.
China blocked LinkedIn and promptly restored access to the site a week later. Critics claimed the government was trying to prevent a social-media driven "Jasmine Revolution" in the country.
