Censorship of Cyberspace

24 Jan 12: EU Telecoms Said To Be Unfairly Restricting Internet Access (IP Watch) - French online rights group La Quadrature du Net this week announced an analysis asserting that in more than half of European Union countries, telecommunications operators engage in “illegitimate” restrictions of their users’ access.

13 Dec 11: EU Announces “No-Disconnect” strategy to promote global Internet freedom - The European Union’s Commissioner for the Digital Agenda has announced a “No-Disconnect” strategy, to support cyber-activists living under authoritarian regimes.

4 Nov 11: US files WTO request for details of China’s Internet censorship - The United States Trade Representative has used a World Trade Organization process to seek details of China’s policies and processes for censoring Internet content.

19 Oct 11: Circumvention Tool Evaluation Report (2001) – A report published by the Berkman Center at Harvard Law School finds that while the sophistication of tools for circumventing Internet access blocks has increased, so too has governments’ techniques for over-riding such tools.

27 Sep 11: Site ‘names and shames’ operators restricting Internet access - Two civil society organisations have launched a website on which users can ‘name and shame’ ISPs restricting access to sites and services.