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The OpenNet Initiative reports on Internet filtering in Sub-Saharan Africa

syoung — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:30:00 -0400

The OpenNet Initiative (ONI) has released updated reports on Ethiopia and Zimbabwe and new reports on Uganda and Nigeria, where ONI tested for the first time in 2008 and 2009. All four profiles can be accessed at: http://opennet.net/research/regions/ssafrica.
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OpenNet Initiative releases 2009 Middle East & North Africa research

syoung — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 09:00:00 -0400

The Berkman Center is pleased to share an announcement from the OpenNet Initiative (ONI): the partnership has released new studies of Internet filtering in the Middle East and North Africa.

GOVERNMENT INTERNET FILTERING INCREASES IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA

syoung — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 01:01:00 -0400

Cambridge, Mass. - 14 countries in the Middle East and North Africa out of 18 countries surveyed filter Internet content using technical means, according to new studies released by the OpenNet Initiative (ONI: http://opennet.net), a partnership among groups at four leading universities: Toronto, Harvard, Cambridge, and Oxford, funded by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. These reports offer an updated view of Internet content controls in the region and a point of comparison to an earlier global survey carried out in 2006-2007.

Ethan Zuckerman, Evgeny Morozov discuss Internet politics on Bloggingheads: cyber attacks; Iran, Twitter, Xinjiang; and more...

syoung — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:00:00 -0400

"China clampdown on tech in Urumqi" from BBC News...

lkoss — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:44:01 -0400

Berkman Buzz: Week of June 22, 2009

lkoss — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:37:15 -0400

BERKMAN BUZZ: A look at the past week's online Berkman conversations. If you'd like to receive this by email, sign up here.

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John Palfrey, Bruce Etling and Robert Faris: "Reading Twitter in Tehran?" (Washington Post Op-Ed)

lkoss — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 22:29:47 -0400

Berkman Buzz: Week of June 15, 2009

lkoss — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:52:14 -0400

BERKMAN BUZZ: A look at the past week's online Berkman conversations. If you'd like to receive this by email, sign up here.

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OpenNet Initiative Releases Report on Filtering in Asia

lkoss — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 10:52:59 -0400

According to a report just release by the OpenNet Initiative (ONI) on filtering in Asia, Asian governments are taking increasingly sophisticated steps to control access to Web content. From the ONI blog:

ONI Asia 3rd Annual Conference, Penang, Malaysia, June 17, 2009

lkoss — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:09:49 -0400

New research from the OpenNet Initiative reveals accelerating restrictions on Internet content as Asian governments shift to next generation controls. These new techniques go beyond blocking access to websites and are more informal and fluid, implemented at edges of the network, and are often backed up by increasingly restrictive and broadly interpreted laws.

The reports also point to an emerging inclination for states to actively engage in cyberspace as a way to achieve the same effects of information controls: