Despite the press attention being thrown at the China/Google relationship, there has been another issue in China brewing a little more subtly in the background that may cause further open access issues in a nation already struggling with Internet freedom.

Two op-eds this week argue for and against filtering as a means of protecting children from cyberbullying. Although all parties agree that parents need to take responsibility for children's online activities, some Australians believe that a filter would further protect young people online.

Billionaire Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook founder and CEO, may face criminal charges from Lahore High Court of Pakistan if the court chooses to re-open the case that began with the Facebook group, “Draw Mohammad Day.”

Media organizations continue to face threats on the one-year anniversary of the coup d’état on the government of Manuel Zelaya.

Afghanistan has followed up on its promise to being filtering the Internet: the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) reports the country is now blocking Facebook, Gmail, Twitter, YouTube and a host of sites related to alcohol, gambling and sex.

The Chinese White Paper on the Internet leads to more trouble for open net access than just poor policy.

The controversial new bill proposal by Senator Lieberman, Senator Carper, and Senator Collins for a US “Presidential Internet Kill Switch” is playing on cyber threats to ask for a policy with grossly unpredictable consequences.