Week in Review: July 13, 2017

Posted on July 13, 2017 by Jeanette Si

This week, Internet Monitor takes a look at China’s latest crackdown on VPNs, restricted Internet access in the Gaza Strip, and the July 12 day of action for net neutrality.

Internet Monitor Releases 2017 Report: The Shifting Landscape of Global Internet Censorship

Posted on June 29, 2017 by David Talbot

The Shifting Landscape of Global Internet Censorship, released today, documents the practice of Internet censorship around the world through empirical testing in 45 countries of the availability of 2,046 of the world’s most-trafficked and influential websites, plus additional country-specific websites. The study finds evidence of filtering in 26 countries across four broad content themes: political, social, topics related to conflict and security, and Internet tools (a term that includes censorship circumvention tools as well as social media platforms). The majority of countries that censor content do so across all four themes, although the depth of the filtering varies.

Kenya, Past and Present: How the Internet Shapes a Country

Posted on June 26, 2017 by Jeanette Si

Berkman Klein fellow Grace Mutung'u shares insights into the transformative role of the Internet in her home country, and the various societal implications that come with becoming a more Internet-centered society.

Week in Review: June 16, 2017

Posted on June 16, 2017 by Jeanette Si

This week, we cover Pakistan’s first death sentence for social media blasphemy, China’s reproach of its Internet censors, and Egypt’s crackdown of media and increased surveillance after its April terrorist attacks.

Week in Review: June 8, 2017

Posted on June 08, 2017 by Jeanette Si

This week, the Internet Monitor takes a look at censorship on Weibo during the 28th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests, a “day of action” by major U.S. websites for net neutrality, Ethiopia’s recent Internet blackout, and Theresa May’s proposed social media backdoor for the U.K. police.

Week in Review: March 27, 2017

Posted on March 27, 2017 by Priscilla Guo

This week, the Internet Monitor investigates the Senate’s vote to remove FCC privacy rules, Amazon’s $150 million typo, an emerging cellphone giant in India, a sex offender’s challenge to Internet restrictions, the court’s rejection of live TV on the Internet, the new IBM and Wanda partnership in China, Facebook filters for nudity and violence, blocking Pinterest in China, and the open-source LinkedIn tool Flashback.

Week in Review: February 14, 2017

Posted on February 14, 2017 by Priscilla Guo

This week, the Internet Monitor catches up on VPN blocks in China, tracking internet censorship with Ooniprobe, the Internet shutdown in Cameroon, FCC removals of ISPs from federal low-income broadband subsidies, and the discontinuation of Alphabet’s Titan Internet-Drone project.

Facebook Allegedly Builds Censorship Software to Enter China

Posted on January 25, 2017 by Priscilla Guo

This week, Internet Monitor takes a look at the alleged story that Facebook is developing censorship software that would allow the company to enter the Chinese market.

Week in Review: December 6, 2016

Posted on December 06, 2016 by Priscilla Guo

This week, the Internet Monitor finds ways to delete oneself from the Internet, discusses Facebook’s fake news solutions, reports Internet bans during the election in Gambia, and covers the global attack launched by the Mirai botnet.

Week in Review: November 18, 2016

Posted on November 18, 2016 by Priscilla Guo

This week, the Internet Monitor discusses the denial of access to LinkedIn in Russia, the cautious expansion of Facebook’s Free Basics, the threat of communication applications to Internet freedom, and the potential launch of a fleet of SpaceX internet satellites.

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