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  • Threats to the Open Net: September 9, 2011
    By: Matt Lavigueur
    Date: 09 Sep 2011
    Categories: China, Iran, South Korea, Russia, Asia, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Data retention, Geolocational Filtering, Threats to the Open Net
    Nearly 300,000 Iranian IP addresses are compromised after attempting to access google.com with a rogue certificate; Russian Prime Minister Vladmir Putin calls for Internet freedom; Chinese regulators renew key Google license; Member of South Korean Internet content regulatory board has his blog's contented censored by the board
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  • Threats to the Open Net: September 2, 2011
    By: Matt Lavigueur
    Date: 02 Sep 2011
    Categories: China, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Asia, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Non-filtering content restrictions, Privacy, Geolocational Filtering, Threats to the Open Net
    Uzbekistan launches its own internal social network; China cracks down on microblogging; Pakistan bans private browsing.
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  • Threats to the Open Net: August 26, 2011
    By: Matt Lavigueur
    Date: 26 Aug 2011
    Categories: China, Kazakhstan, Libya, Asia, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Circumvention, Geolocational Filtering, Threats to the Open Net, Political filtering, Social filtering
    Internet returns to Libya after months of blackouts. Kazakhastan blocks 13 foreign "extremist" sites, including LiveJournal.com. China takes steps for further crackdowns on Internet activity amidst uprisings in the Middle East and political unease at home. Facebook's spam filter becomes the target of criticism after blocking activist activities online.
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  • Threats to the Open Net: August 19, 2011
    By: Matt Lavigueur
    Date: 19 Aug 2011
    Categories: China, United Arab Emirates, United States of America, United States/Canada, Asia, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Geolocational Filtering, Threats to the Open Net, Political filtering, Social filtering
    China bolsters its online censorship regime following success of environmental protests in Dalian. BART and Anonymous face off over BART decision to shut down cellular service in an attempt to stem protests. The UAE is targeting the online rumour mill, promising up to 3 years in prison for those "spreading rumours" online.
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  • China Expands Internet Surveillance to Beijing Businesses
    By: Matt Lavigueur
    Date: 01 Aug 2011
    Categories: China, Asia, Geolocational Filtering
    Chinese officials have recently unveiled plans for an expansion of the country's already extensive web filtering system, which would increase monitoring of wireless network activity of businesses in central Beijing.
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  • Threats to the Open Net: July 22, 2011
    By: Matt Lavigueur
    Date: 22 Jul 2011
    Categories: Threats to the Open Net
    Iran ramps up control over online content, blocking Google+ and updating its security system; Telex offers a new advancement in circumvention technology; Indonesian IT minister revives calls for increased government control over online social media.
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  • Iran Ramps Up Internet Control
    By: Matt Lavigueur
    Date: 22 Jul 2011
    Categories: Iran, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Geolocational Filtering, Social filtering, Filtering tech and software
    Iran blocks Google+, upgrades filtration system in its latest moves towards tightening control on Internet content.
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  • New Data Added to ONI’s Global Timeline of YouTube Censorship
    By: Matt Lavigueur
    Date: 21 Jul 2011
    Categories: Tunisia, Syria, United Kingdom, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), ONI, Social filtering
    ONI's "YouTube Censored: A Recent History" has been updated with 12 months of new data.
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  • Internet Oasis or Filter-Free Mirage: China, North Korea Plan Unrestricted Internet Districts, UAE Experience Tells a Different Story
    By: Matt Lavigueur
    Date: 14 Jul 2011
    Categories: China, North Korea, United Arab Emirates, Asia, Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
    North Korea has begun planning an unfiltered Internet access zone, following in the recent footsteps of China. What does this mean for the future of Internet freedom in both countries, considering the UAE's experience with a similar Internet-zone?
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  • Shadows, Suitcases, and Circumvention: U.S. Plans a Mesh Network Shadow Internet in Repressive Regimes
    By: Matt Lavigueur
    Date: 29 Jun 2011
    Categories: China, Iran, Asia, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Circumvention
    U.S. State Department plans "Internet in a Suitcase" initiative using mesh networking as a circumvention tool in repressive regimes.
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  • Threats to the Open Net: June 17th, 2011
    By: Matt Lavigueur
    Date: 17 Jun 2011
    Categories: Canada, Iran, Malaysia, United Arab Emirates, United States of America, Turkey, Qatar, United States/Canada, Asia, Europe, Arrests and legal action, Circumvention, Cybercrime and security, Geolocational Filtering, Threats to the Open Net, Filtering tech and software
    Anonymous ramps up activity as states ramp up countermeasures, U.S. State Department makes plans to deploy an "Internet in a suitcase," and Canadian technology is used for censorship in the Middle East
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  • Chinese Twitter Plans English Launch: Implications for Censorship
    By: Matt Lavigueur
    Date: 14 Jun 2011
    Categories: China, Asia, Social filtering
    Chinese plans to launch an English version of Weibo, a Twitter-like microblogging site, hold interesting implications for the extent of China's social media censorship.
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  • 32 Suspected “Anonymous” Members Arrested in Turkey
    By: Matt Lavigueur
    Date: 13 Jun 2011
    Categories: Turkey, Europe, Arrests and legal action, Geolocational Filtering, Filtering tech and software
    The Turkish government has arrested 32 suspected Anonymous members following DDoS attacks on government sites.
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  • Anonymous to Turkish Government over Censorship: “Expect Us”
    By: Matt Lavigueur
    Date: 08 Jun 2011
    Categories: Turkey, Europe, Geolocational Filtering
    Online activist group Anonymous issues threat in response to new directive for filtering in Turkey.
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