In the rush to post lurid details of the Starr report online, the government flouted its own censorship standards, a civil liberties expert maintains. By Heidi Kriz. [Wired News]
Weblog about censorship and blogging, especially as it relates to free speech.
Research documenting some of the specific sites blocked in a variety of locations worldwide. Current research investigates sited blocked in China and Saudi Arabia, and blocked by a variety of commercial Internet filtering programs. Future research will consider blocking in other countries. [Last updated October 2003]
"Reporters Without Borders has repeatedly condemned the ethical lapses displayed by certain Internet sector companies when operating in repressive countries." Weblog entry discusses these lapses and how they "violate the right to freedom of expression as defined in article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights."
A tool that allows to compare the differences in the web search and image search results of Google and Yahoo in four national versions: the United States, China, France, and Germany. Developed at the Indiana University School of Informatics.
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