Amnesty International fights the erosion of online freedoms., page

Censorship 'changes face of net'

Original Source:
BBC NEWS

More and more governments are realising the utility of controlling what people see online and major internet companies, in an attempt to expand their markets, are colluding in these attempts," he said.

According to the latest Open Net Initiative report on internet filtering, at least 25 countries now apply state-mandated net filtering including Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Burma, Ethiopia, India, Iran, Morocco and Saudi Arabia.

[edit on 6-6-2007 by tyranny22]

I don't know about you, but I'm glad to see someone step up.

Amnesty International is a group that fights for human rights and equality worldwide.

Sometimes I wonder what governments are afraid of when they censor sites. Maybe we'll start to chat with people of common interest that reside in countries we're at war with?
Who know?

With the way some civil liberties and being peel back here in the US, I sometimes wonder if we'll be next. Will there some a time when we will not be able to log on to Al Jazeera?

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