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By: Simon ColumbusDate: 27 Jul 2011A high school teacher who claims not to know how to download music and movies is among the first ten people in France who face disconnection from the Internet over alleged illegal file-sharing.0 comment(s)
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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.
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By: Jane AbellDate: 26 Jul 2011On July 22, Amnesty International posted a secret draft of a Saudi Arabian anti-terrorism law, titled "Draft Penal Law for Terrorism Crimes and Financing of Terrorism [Mashru‘ al-Ni??m al-Jiz??? al-Jar??im al-Irh?b wa Tamwilihi (????? ?????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ???????)]." In response, the government of Saudi Arabia has blocked Amnesty International's website.
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By: Matt LavigueurDate: 22 Jul 2011Categories: 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. -
By: Matt LavigueurDate: 22 Jul 2011Categories: Iran, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Geolocational Filtering, Social filtering, Filtering tech and softwareIran blocks Google+, upgrades filtration system in its latest moves towards tightening control on Internet content.
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By: Matt LavigueurDate: 21 Jul 2011Categories: 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. -
By: Rebekah HeacockDate: 15 Jul 2011Categories: China, North Korea, United Arab Emirates, Israel, Kazakhstan, Asia, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Threats to the Open Net
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. -
By: Rebekah HeacockDate: 15 Jul 2011Categories: United States/CanadaThe OpenNet Initiative is thrilled to release a new report detailing our investigation into allegations of political censorship by Apple's MobileMe service.
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By: Jane AbellDate: 15 Jul 2011Protests have erupted in Belarus in response to immense inflation, political corruption, and media censorship; these protests have largely been organized online and, over the past few weeks, have resulted in increased Internet censorship.
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By: Matt LavigueurDate: 14 Jul 2011North 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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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: Simon ColumbusDate: 07 Jul 2011Despite protests, the Italian Communications Authority (AgCom) yesterday approved a draft regulation that would give it powers to take down websites and filter the Internet over alleged copyright infringement without prior judicial oversight. The draft will now enter a 60 day period of public consultation.
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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: Jane AbellDate: 01 Jul 2011Categories: China, Thailand, United States/Canada, Asia, Europe, Legislation, Arrests and legal action, Elections, Privacy, Threats to the Open Net
CCP propaganda strategy are leaked; civil society groups refuse to sign the OECD's Internet Policy Principles; and Google releases an updated Transparency Report. -
Date: 01 Jul 2011Categories: Canada, United Arab Emirates, United States/Canada, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Social filteringIn light of the controversy around the use of Canadian-made software being used in the Middle East and North Africa, it is remarkable that the Ontario Centres of Excellence, the Information Technology Association of Canada, and the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs would choose to honour an Internet Service Provider that pervasively filters access to information using Canadian made software.
