Latin America

ONI Blog: Adiós Diego: Argentine judges cleanse the Internet
By: Firuzeh Shokooh Valle and Christopher Soghoian Since 2006, Internet users in Argentina have been blocked from searching for information about some of country's most notable individuals. Over 100 people have successfully secured temporary restraining orders that direct Google and Yahoo! Argentina...
ONI Blog: Censura Não!: Brazilian Bloggers Protest New Cybercrime Bill
Brazil’s blogosphere has been overflowing with dissent over the most recent cybercrime legislation proposed by Senator Eduardo Azeredo. At the Blog Carnival Against Censorship this Saturday, bloggers expressed their overwhelming opposition to the Digital Crimes Bill. Global...
ONI Blog: Brazil court orders ISPs to block access to Wordpress blog
ISPs in Brazil have been ordered by the court to block a Wordpress blog that holds apparently defamatory material. This is the second time a court order has been handed to Brazilian ISPs – the first targeted a YouTube video...
ONI Blog: Cuban official defends Internet restrictions, blames U.S. for low number of Internet users
On Monday, Feb. 12, Cuban Communications Minister Ramiro Valdes spoke in defense of Internet restrictions and blamed the U.S. embargo for the low number of Internet users in the country. Reporters Without Borders has issued a statement disputing the...
ONI Blog: YouTube Does Brazil
In September of last year, while on the beach in Spain, Brazilian supermodel and TV personality Daniela Cicarelli was filmed taking part in intimate acts with her boyfriend, Renato Malzoni, a Brazilian banker. The video naturally appeared soon thereafter on...

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