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By: Matt Lavigueur
Date: 20 Sep 2011
A recent report by think tank SecDev indicates that major US-based tech firms such as Yahoo and Microsoft have been too willing to bend to Chinese cyber-space demands. The report is particularly critical of US-based search engines operating in China.
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By: Matt Lavigueur
Date: 19 Sep 2011
A study by the National Religious Broadcasters and the American Center for Law and Justice indicates that major social media sites and Internet giants such as Facebook, Myspace, and Google censor Christian material, in particular, those views critical of homosexual practices and lifestyles.
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By: Matt Lavigueur
Date: 19 Sep 2011
China's Sina Weibo microblogging service steps up self-regulation after complaints by the Chinese government of the profusion of "rumors" on social media sites.
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By: Matt Lavigueur
Date: 19 Sep 2011
Scholars and activists bolster support for the "free-network movement" and the development of alternative networks as fear over government and corporate regulation of the Internet grows
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By: Matt Lavigueur
Date: 16 Sep 2011
Asian Correspondent.com assesses the recent Reuters article claim that Asian governments are struggling to control Internet use and content in their countries.
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By: Matt Lavigueur
Date: 16 Sep 2011
Myanmar has unexpectedly lifted bans on several websites, including YouTube and BBC along with several sites run by Burmese exiles.
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By: Matt Lavigueur
Date: 16 Sep 2011
Now that former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has been forced out of power, Egyptian citizens are again turning to social media to focus on the military body now in power.
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By: Matt Lavigueur
Date: 15 Sep 2011
Tor releases a system upgrade in response to Iran blocking the circumvention tool the same day that Iran's block is put in place.
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By: Matt Lavigueur
Date: 15 Sep 2011
Global companies such as Google, Yahoo, and eBay have become concerned with Thailand's growing clampdown on Internet content in the country.
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By: Matt Lavigueur
Date: 15 Sep 2011
EU is tightening regulations on exporting technology which could be used for censorship.
