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ONI Blog: ONI Principal Ron Deibert Interview on China Study
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation interviews Professor Ron Deibert of the Citizen Lab about China's Internet filtering. Listen to the broadcast here or read the transcript here.
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ONI Blog: China Filters Comments on Pope's Death
AFP reports that three of China's main on-line discussion fora (Netease.com, Sina.com, and Sohu.com) are filtering comments on the death of Pope John Paul II so that only the poster can view them. A Sohu official stated that the decision was...
Report: Internet Filtering in China in 2004-2005: A Country Study
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Table of Contents
1. Executive Summary
2. Political, Technical, and Legal Context in China
A. Sensitive / Controversial Topics for Media Coverage
B. Internet Infrastructure and Access
C. Legal Background
D. User Rights and Protections
3. Testing Methodology
A. Methods
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ONI Blog: On-line Protests in China over BBS Restrictions
China has restricted access to popular university bulletin boards to IP addresses, and thus users, within the universities' systems. This has led to protests by students and others, as recorded by blogs such as Global Voices, Rebecca MacKinnon, and...
ONI Blog: Pool Halls and 'Net Cafes in China
Red Herring adds perspective to China's closing of Internet cafes. The story has a balanced perspective, with a great musical reference and quotes from ONI's technical expert Nart Villeneuve.
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ONI Blog: Back Online in Nepal?
The Media Drop interviews the blogger from Radio Free Nepal, who claims that Nepal's Internet is back up and running. Filtering of some Web sites, such as those of the Maoist rebels, evidently remains in place....
ONI Blog: Nepal: Internet Down, Media Censorship Imposed
Following reports that Nepal's Internet had been shutdown after King Gyanendra seized power, I tested 578 .np (Nepal) domains, retrieved from Google (site:.np) to determine if they were accessible. The results show that 278 .np domains, presumably hosted...
ONI Blog: Nepal clamps down on Internet sites
After dismissing the government in a coup, King Gyanendra of Nepal has suspended many of the country's constitutional guarantees, including freedom of speech and freedom of the press. This apparently extends to the country's Web sites as well....
ONI Blog: Filtering by South Korean Government of Pro-North Korean Websites
Major internet service providers in South Korea were ordered by the Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) to block domestic access to 31 websites considered to be carrying propaganda favoring the North Korean regime. Tests undertaken by the ONI in December 2004...
Report: Collateral Blocking: Filtering by South Korean Government of Pro-North Korean Websites
OpenNet Initiative: Bulletin 009
January 31, 2005
Last Updated: January 31, 2005
Contents:
- Background
- Methodology & Results
- Observations
- About the OpenNet Initiative
Background
Major internet service providers in South Korea were ordered by the Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) to block...
