Internet blocking

Ugandan Government to Order Blocking of Facebook, Twitter to Quash Protests

Stevie Converse — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 10:18:28 -0400

Full article: Fast Company
Kit Eaton
The Ugandan government, facing social unrest over high food and fuel prices, will order its ISPs to block Twitter and Facebook. It's the latest move in controlling social media to control a popular social movement.

Facebook's 'Too Much, Maybe, Free Speech' Problem

Stevie Converse — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 09:26:48 -0400

Full article: Washington Post
Alexandra Petri
Facebook has begun a long and potentially sordid flirtation with China and its regime of online censorship. But isn't Facebook a house built on the premise that there is no such thing as too much, maybe, free speech? Facebook is a site based on the principle that nobody should be required to shut up, ever. Facebook won't gain any friends by simply joining the group for Censors of Online Content.

Senators Target Iran with Tech Bills

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:46:19 -0400

Full article: National Journal
Sens. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) will soon introduce legislation to sanction any company that sells sensitive technology aiding the Iranian regime in monitoring or blocking the Internet connections or cell phone conversations of protesters.

Beijing Adds Curbs on Access to Internet

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:10:43 -0400

Full article: New York Times
Keith Bradsher
The Chinese Health Ministry ordered sharp restrictions on Internet access to medical research papers on sexual subjects. It is the latest move in what the ministry calls an anti-pornography campaign that many China experts see as a harbinger of a broader crackdown on freedom of expression and dissent.

China's Computer Folly

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:32:33 -0400

Full article: New York Times
China has accomplished remarkable things in the past 20 years, including building one of the world's largest economies. Computers helped speed that development. So Beijing's decision to require that all new personal computers sold in China contain software that bars access to certain Internet content seems particularly self-destructive and foolish.

ACLU Sues over Blocked Web Sites

Stevie Converse — Thu, 21 May 2009 09:25:53 -0400

Full article: eSchool News
The American Civil Liberties Union and its Tennessee branch sued two Tennessee school districts in federal court, claiming that the districts are unconstitutionally blocking students from accessing online information about lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender issues.