By elyse hill on February 19, 2019 | Tagged with censorship, Content, Free Speech, In the News, privacy, Social media
The Indian government has recently announced a proposal for a strict form of internet censorship that many have noted to be comparable to the regulations practiced in China. Within these new rules, any online content that Indian officials deem to be “unlawful” will be removed [1]. However, definitions of what can be considered unlawful content […]
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By Jason Cheung on August 14, 2018 | Tagged with access to information, censorship, google, Government Control, In the News, information control, political economy
Google, the company with the motto, “Don’t Be Evil”, is planning to re-enter the Chinese web with a censored search engine code-named “Dragonfly”. The Intercept [1] revealed that exposed, confidential documents state that: “Google’s Chinese search app will automatically identify and filter websites blocked by the Great Firewall. When a person carries out a search, banned […]
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By Kathleen Kalk on June 30, 2009 | Tagged with censorship, china, Connect
China has postponed a decision on including mandatory internet filtering software with new computers sold to consumers – a plan that originally met with much criticism. Get the full story here!
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