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By: Kendra AlbertDate: 26 Jul 2011Categories: CircumventionLast week, as we reported in Threats to the Open Net, researchers at the University of Michigan released a proof of concept for a new anti-censorship system called Telex. Our friends over at Herdict took a look at what makes Telex new and unique, and how it might work.0 comment(s)
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By: Kendra AlbertDate: 08 Jul 2011Categories: China, Australia, Asia, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Sub-Saharan Africa, Australia/New Zealand, Search result removal, Human rights, Threats to the Open Net
Australian ISPs filter web, Microsoft agrees to censor search results for China, and African leaders may follow in Arab leaders' footsteps. -
By: Kendra AlbertDate: 06 Jul 2011Last week, our friends over at Herdict reported on the proposed ISP-level censorship in Australia. The filter went live yesterday, despite the protests of members of Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA).
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By: Kendra AlbertDate: 29 Jun 2011The OpenNet Initiative is pleased to share a report authored by the Information Warfare Monitor on the recent activities of the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA), a group of pro-government computer hackers that openly attack Syrian political opposition and Western websites.
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By: Kendra AlbertDate: 24 Jun 2011Categories: China, Tunisia, United Kingdom, Asia, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Europe, Threats to the Open Net
China's creating a censorship-free "Cloud District"; meanwhile, Tunisia may begin re-censoring the Internet. -
By: Kendra AlbertDate: 23 Jun 2011Categories: Legislation, DNS tamperingOn Monday, ICANN announced that it had approved new rules for determining generic top level domains (gTLDs) like .music, .food and .nyc. The new top level domain possibilities have revived questions about DNS manipulation to block entire gTLDs.
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By: Kendra AlbertDate: 17 Jun 2011Puerto 80 Projects, owner of one of Spain’s most popular websites, is suing the United States government for seizing their domains, rojadirecta.com and rojadirecta.org.
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By: Kendra AlbertDate: 10 Jun 2011Google redirects from google.kz; the Netherlands approve net neutrality; questions after UN report.
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By: Kendra AlbertDate: 10 Jun 2011In the wake of protests in a region of China known as Inner Mongolia, the Chinese government has begun censoring the search term “Inner Mongolia” on various microblogging and social networking websites, as well as blocking access to online communication platforms.
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By: Kendra AlbertDate: 07 Jun 2011Over the last week, conflict between Google and China over alleged phishing attempts originating from China has escalated, with the People's Daily accusing Google of having "ulterior motives" and "pandering."
