Data collected from Oman shows that web filtering applied by India-based ISPs is restricting access to content for customers of an ISP in Oman. While unusual, content filtering undertaken in one political jurisdiction can have an effect on users in another political jurisdiction as a result of ISP routing arrangements - a phenomenon known as "upstream filtering."

The OpenNet Initiative is proud to release a new FAQ that answers some of the key questions about the ONI's approach to studying Internet filtering.

The SecDev Group is pleased to release Collusion and collision: Searching for guidance in Chinese cyberspace, a new report on the ethical issues US technology companies face in China.

Censorship-free zones planned in North Korea and China; bloggers accuse Kazakh government of political censorship; Israel denies entry to Palestinian activists based on their social networking activities.

Syrian Internet crackdown; North Korea's cyber army; new censorship in Inner Mongolia.

The Syrian government disconnected the majority of its networks from the global Internet today, Renesys reports.

Anonymous tackles the Protect IP Act; two lawsuits related to filtering and surveillance in China; new filtering plans in Turkey.