Week in Review: March 9, 2018
In this week in review, Internet Monitor covers evidence of Internet tampering in Turkey, Syria, and Egypt, Indonesia block of Tumblr, and EFF's infographics on platform censorship
In this week in review, Internet Monitor covers evidence of Internet tampering in Turkey, Syria, and Egypt, Indonesia block of Tumblr, and EFF's infographics on platform censorship
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.
Queer dating apps connect members of the LGBT community in new ways, but also create new vulnerabilities and prompt censorship from some governments.
This week, Internet Monitor explores updates in the case of an imprisoned Palestinian Syrian open-source software developer, the recent hack of CIA Director John Brennan's AOL account, and Citizen Lab's recent report on Internet filtering in Yemen.
This week, Internet Monitor takes a dive into the passage of Russia's right to be forgotten bill, President Obama's ConnectHome initiative, and more. Check it out for your weekly dose of news about Internet freedom and life online!
This week, Internet Monitor looks at censorship on the 26th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, the case of a Saudi Arabian blogger's arrest, and more.
Syrian hacktivists leak 600GB of internet filtering data, the US Senate fails to pass the long-awaited Patriot Act, and more this week on #IMWeekly.
China caught spying on iCloud users days after iPhone 6 release, Russia begins thinking about autonomous internet and more in this week's #IMWeekly!
Google has lifted restrictions preventing Internet users in Cuba from downloading the Chrome browser; fewer than half of Russians have heard about the country's new blogger law; and more, in this week's IM Weekly.
In this week's #IMWeekly: a crackdown on Internet cafés in Azerbaijan, an Internet blackout in Aleppo, and more.