Western internet censorship: The beginning of the end or the end of the beginning? – Wikileaks From Wikileaks, March 29, 2009 EDITORIAL (WikiLeaks) We’re arresting you for speeding. What’s the speed limit, officer? The speed…
freedomhouse.org: Freedom on the Net: A Global Assessment of Internet and Digital Media March 30, 2009 As internet and mobile phone use explodes worldwide, governments are adopting new and multiple means for controlling these technologies…
Film of Tibet violence may have prompted China to block YouTube: “Video images of Chinese police beating Tibetans as they lie trussed-up on the ground may have prompted the country’s censors to block access to…
China brands Tibet beating video fake: “ Edited together from different sources The Chinese government has branded a YouTube video, purportedly showing Chinese police viciously beating Tibetan protesters, as a fake.… “ (Via The Register…
China criticised over YouTube: “China is criticised for blocking access to the popular video sharing website YouTube.” (Via BBC News.)
China blocks YouTube as internet crackdown spreads: “The online video website YouTube has been blocked in China for more than a day, the company said.” (Via Tech and Web from Times Online.)
China Blocks YouTube, Google Tries to Reinstate Access: “Google doesn’t know why China is blocking access to every video on YouTube, but says it’s trying to end the blockage as soon as possible. (Via Wired…
‘Unafraid’ of Internet, China Appears to Block YouTube BEIJING (Reuters) – China is not afraid of the Internet, its Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday, even as access to the popular video sharing site YouTube appeared…
China blocks YouTube after Tibet complaintsAttack on video showing security forces beating Tibetans China has blocked the video-sharing network YouTube after Beijing denounced footage appearing to show security forces beating Tibetans in Lhasa last year…
Leaked Australian blacklist reveals banned sites – Wikileaks March 19, 2009, By Asher Moses (Sidney Morning Herald) The Australian communications regulator’s top-secret blacklist of banned websites has been leaked on to the web and paints…