Paid Trolls and Online Harassment: How a Journalist Confronts Azerbaijani Censorship

Posted on July 02, 2018 by Mary Meisenzahl

Arzu Geybullayeva discusses censorship, threats, and human rights in Azerbaijan

Week in Review: November 17, 2017

Posted on November 17, 2017 by Dan Bateyko

This week, IM covers Freedom House's annual Freedom on the Net report, a social media block in Somaliland, and a preliminary report on censorship practices in Cyprus.

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.

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.

Week in Review: October 28, 2015

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Muira McCammon

This week, Internet Monitor examines the latest Freedom House report on "Freedom on the Net," an online map made for and by refugees in Berlin, Telegram CEO's tussle with the Iranian government, and the case of two Turks accused of violating Article 299 of the Turkish Penal Code.

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