Publications
Report: Internet Filtering in Moldova in 2006-2007
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Internet users in Moldova enjoy largely unfettered access despite the government’s restrictive and increasingly authoritarian tendencies overall. Development of the Internet has been rapid, propelled by a...
- Posted on 19/Dec/2010; tagged in Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Publications
Report: Internet Filtering in Kyrgyzstan in 2006-2007
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Recent liberalization of the telecommunications market in Kyrgyzstan has made Internet affordable for the majority of the population. This access remains largely unfettered. However, an emerging...
- Posted on 18/Dec/2010; tagged in Kyrgyzstan, Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Publications
ONI Blog: Access Controlled Named Among Top 10 Info-Tech Policy Books of 2010
The Technology Liberation Front's Adam Thierer named Access Controlled among the top 10 most important info-tech policy books of 2010 in a blog post published today. He writes:
Smartly organized and edited, Access Controlled is essential reading for anyone interested in...
- Posted on 10/Dec/2010; tagged in Publications, ONI
Report: Internet Filtering in Kazakhstan in 2006-2007
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Background
Kazakhstan is the largest country in Central Asia, covering a territory equivalent to the whole of Western Europe. An oil-rich country, Kazakhstan has recovered from the economic...
- Posted on 09/Dec/2010; tagged in Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Publications
Report: Internet Filtering in Tajikistan in 2006-2007
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Background
The Internet in Tajikistan emerged as the country was ending a bloody civil war that followed the demise of Soviet rule in the early 1990s. The...
- Posted on 01/Dec/2010; tagged in Tajikistan, Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Publications
Report: Internet Filtering in Europe 2006-2007
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Introduction
In less than a decade, the Internet in Europe has evolved from a virtually unfettered environment to one in which filtering in most countries, particularly within the European Union...
- Posted on 26/Nov/2010; tagged in Europe, Publications
Report: Internet Filtering in Belarus in 2006-2007
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Internet content in Belarus remains largely accessible to users despite the declared policy of selective filtering. Access remains largely centralized, as the government aims to retain firm...
- Posted on 18/Nov/2010; tagged in Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Publications
Report: Internet Filtering in the Commonwealth of Independent States 2006-2007
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Overview
As a former superpower—with a tradition of authoritarianism, poorly developed independent media, and lack of private rights—the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) would seem to be...
- Posted on 17/Nov/2010; tagged in Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Publications
Report: Internet Filtering in Azerbaijan 2006-2007
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Overview
The Internet in Azerbaijan remains free from restrictions despite the government’s (at times) heavy-handed approach to dealing with political opposition. Azerbaijan has a growing Internet population,...
- Posted on 17/Nov/2010; tagged in Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Publications
ONI Blog: New Report from ONI: "Policing Content in the Quasi-Public Sphere"
The OpenNet Initiative is proud to announce the release of a paper on content regulation and account deactivations across five popular social media platforms, titled "Policing Content in the Quasi-Public Sphere."
The paper, authored by ONI project coordinator Jillian York, explores various...
- Posted on 27/Sep/2010; tagged in Non-filtering content restrictions, Publications
