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Controversy is brewing over a Japanese rape-simulation game that is freely accessible online; some are suggesting that search-result filtering might be the answer. Are they right?
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In January of 2010, following attacks on Google's corporate infrastructure originating from China, Google made the fateful decision to stop censoring results on its Chinese-language Google.cn site. Just a few days ago, Google finally made good on its promise, shutting down its filter and redirecting traffic to Google.com.hk, Google's unfiltered site hosted in the Hong Kong SAR.
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Last year when China’s Ministry of Public Security announced a directive calling for the obligatory pre-installation of Internet filtering software on all computers sold in China, the public response was one of widespread concern and opposition. After pervasive criticism and resistance, the plans for systematic installation of the software, known as “Green Dam – Youth Escort,” were eventually put on hold indefinitely. Now, China’s authorities are setting the groundwork for the forced installation of “Green Dam – Youth Escort” on cellular phones.
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After having refused to pass the Internet filter law for the last eight months, German President Köhler agreed to do so by signing it on 17 February 2010. The law is expected to be officially published in the middle of March 2010.
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A new OpenNet Initiative report entitled "Sex, Social Mores, and Keyword Filtering: Microsoft Bing in the 'Arabian Countries'", explores Bing's practice of filtering sex and LGBT content across the Arab world.
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The German government declared its intention to not continue with the Internet filtering law which was passed in 2009 to block child pornography online.
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In 2008, the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority blocked YouTube in what was said to be a reaction to a trailer of Geert Wilder's film "Fitna" hosted on the video-sharing site. The ban was reversed soon afterward, and since then, Pakistani users have enjoyed unfettered access to YouTube...until now.
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Categories: United States/Canada,
Asia,
Middle East and North Africa (MENA),
Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS),
Europe,
Latin America,
Sub-Saharan Africa,
Australia/New Zealand,
Legislation,
Non-filtering content restrictions,
Obscenity,
Search result removal,
Human rights,
Cybercrime and security,
Publications,
ONI,
Political filtering,
Social filtering,
Conflict and security filtering,
Internet tools filtering,
Voluntary filtering,
Reverse filtering,
Overblocking,
DNS tampering,
IP blocking,
Proxy blocking,
Filtering tech and software
The OpenNet Initiative is proud to release its 2009 Year in Review, a look into cases of filtering, surveillance, and information warfare around the world in 2009. From the Iran's Internet crackdown to Vietnam blocking Facebook, the events of 2009 demonstrated a global rise in third-generation Internet controls.
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Categories: North Korea,
Iraq,
Germany,
Russia,
Australia,
United Kingdom,
Asia,
Middle East and North Africa (MENA),
Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS),
Europe,
Latin America,
Sub-Saharan Africa,
Australia/New Zealand,
Human rights,
Political filtering,
Social filtering,
Conflict and security filtering,
Overblocking,
IP blocking,
Proxy blocking
The OpenNet Initiative (ONI) has been monitoring Internet filtering around the world since 2002. Currently, more than 40 countries are filtering the Internet to varying degrees, while a number of others, including Australia, Iraq, and Spain, are considering enacting filtering policies. So, just how many people are censored online around the world? The number we have come up with is 563,018,414.
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Jordan has long stood out as a beacon in a region of heavy Internet filtering. Bordered by--among others--Syria and Saudi Arabia, two of the Middle East's worst offenders, Jordan has filtered only one Web site, arabtimes.com, for the past decade.
That is all about to change.
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Following Google's decision, published on the Official Google Blog, to stop filtering search results on Google.cn, it appears that the Great Firewall is now blocking "Google Blog" as a search term.
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In an announcement made January 12, 2010, Google stated that it would no longer submit to the Chinese government's requirements that it censor results on Google.cn. The decision could have far-reaching implications.
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Over the past few weeks, reports have trickled in to Herdict and via Twitter, alerting us of the filtering of individual Twitter pages in Tunisia and Bahrain (as well as, possibly, China). The filtering shows these governments' capability to silence individual voices whilst keeping open an important social networking channel.
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By banning access to the Web site of Rachad Movement, Algeria joins an increasingly expanding list of government Internet censors in the Middle East and North Africa.
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Turkmenistan blocked access to YouTube video services and service for bloggers, LiveJournal, says Ferghana.Ru news agency.
According to the agency, the decision adopted state company "Turkmen", which is the only provider in the country.
Controversy is brewing over a Japanese rape-simulation game that is freely accessible online; some are suggesting that search-result filtering might be the answer. Are they right?0 comment(s)
A new OpenNet Initiative report entitled "Sex, Social Mores, and Keyword Filtering: Microsoft Bing in the 'Arabian Countries'", explores Bing's practice of filtering sex and LGBT content across the Arab world.
The OpenNet Initiative is proud to release its 2009 Year in Review, a look into cases of filtering, surveillance, and information warfare around the world in 2009. From the Iran's Internet crackdown to Vietnam blocking Facebook, the events of 2009 demonstrated a global rise in third-generation Internet controls.
