AU – Australia mulls mandatory ISP filtering: “(ZDNet) Mandatory ISP filtering legislation is expected to be introduced in Australia around the middle of 2010, after which there will be a one year period to implement…
CN – Website porn tip-offs surge as China offers cash rewards to informers: “(Xinhua) Tip-offs on Internet and mobile WAP sites containing pornographic contents have surged in China as authorities announced to give each qualified…
Turkey’s state Telecommunications authority asks Youtube to create Turkish version: “Turkeys telecommunications authority has reportedly asked famous video-sharing website Youtube to launch its Turkish version to be unblocked in the country.” (Via Today’s Zaman, your…
FT.com / Media – Turkey to face European Court on YouTube ban By David O’Byrne in Istanbul Published: November 30 2009 16:57 | Last updated: November 30 2009 16:57 Turkey’s controversial censorship of the internet…
BBC News – Michelle Obama racist image sparks Google apology: “Michelle Obama racist image sparks Google apology” Page last updated at 12:46 GMT, Wednesday, 25 November 2009 Google has apologised over a racially offensive picture…
Opera plugs hole in Great Firewall of China: “ Facebook withdrawal ‘upgrade’ Opera has sealed the hole its Mini browser tunneled through the Great Firewall of China.… Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn’t work “…
Germany’s Nazi Exception: Constitutional Court OKs Curtailing of Free Speech: “Germany’s constitution strongly and explicitly protects the freedom of speech. Still, the country’s highest court has now said that — given the injustice and horrors…
IR – Iran moves to silence opposition with internet crime unit: “(Guardian) Iran has moved to block the last remaining outlet of expression for the country’s political opposition with the launch of a special force…
WTO May Challenge Internet Censorship: “Reuters is reporting that the World Trade Organization (WTO) is set to release a study claiming that censorship of the Internet is open to challenge by the global regulatory body…
CN – China's Censorship 2.0: How companies censor bloggers: (First Monday) by Rebecca MacKinnon. This study explores an under-studied layer of Chinese Internet censorship: how Chinese Internet companies censor user-generated content, usually by deleting it…