Search result removal
ONI Blog: China shuts down Internet in Xinjiang region after riots
China has completely shut down Internet service in the autonomous region of Xinjiang after ethnic riots left at least 140 people dead and hundreds more injured. Twitter also appears to be blocked throughout the country.
Government-owned news agency Xinhua is ...
ONI Blog: Google China and Baidu Apologize, Agree to Cooperate with Chinese Filtration
According to reports in the Register, three of China’s most popular search engines, including Google China and Baidu, have apologized for being slow to remove links to pornographic websites.
This news comes in the wake of China’s pledge...
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...
- Posted on 11/Nov/2008; tagged in Argentina, Latin America, Defamation, Take-down, Search result removal, Political filtering, Overblocking
