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Katherine Halas Moulton ed.
Vol. 01 N. 01 October 26, 2012
The Internet: the Last Bastion of Free Speech
Internet Censored Around the World
Source: Wikipedia
Though accessible worldwide various countries have different laws controlling freeodom of speech and information
type a search term whose results are likely to be blocked in China.” Iran currently has an Intranet which is a network that insulates itself from news of the outside world as cited in the Huffington Post article. Amnesty International and Reporters without Borders have started a World Day Against Cyber Censorship to try to address these issues. “Internet is like oxygen. It should be a right not a privilege. Your brain needs information to survive,” says Arbabi, an Iranian activist quoted in the Huffington Post. Depending on the country that you live in you may have limited access to the internet. The CBC reported that two videos on video you tube, owned by Google, needed to be taken down as ordred by the courts in Brazil. However, the size of the fine, $5000 a day after ten days, for keeping those videos posted may not be enough to slow a giant like Google down. Some countries have been in the news lately as the major players on the Intenet challenge certain country’s lack of freedom of speech. China and Google have been going head to head for awhile. The New York Times reported that Google has been trying to raise awareness of this lack of freedom by posting, “adding a software twist to its search page that warns users when they And we are not necessarily as liberal in Canada as we like to think. According to Canadian Progressive World, “While Canada has fewer reports by comparison, the great white north joins the club of established suppressors of free speech on the Internet, which includes China, the U.S. and, possibly, all dictatorial regimes. Indian bans offensive political and religious content. In Thailand a lese majeste law prohibits criticism of the Thai monarchy. Turkey has a law against insulting the Ataturk.” They also report that Google tells us that Canadian offices are asking to censor certain pages of political dissent.
International Cooperation
The question of who regulates the internet is very complicated and each site is subject to the laws of the country in which it is hosted. However, since websites can be 1 seen on computers all over the world the question of regulating content is very complicated. In December 2012, the International Telecommunication Union (ICT) United Nations agency is set to host a major treaty-writing conference in Dubai that would give this body jurisdiction over many aspects of governing the internet. If successfully negotiated the 193 countries would allow it to oversee internet management, charges, regulations of roaming, cybersecurity, cyber crime and other regulations. Also there is international cooperation being highlighted next week as New Delhi hosts the Third Worldwide Cybersecurity Summit October 3031. Some of our institutions are grappling to control the internet a bit by choosing to use sites in Canada. The New Brunswick Department of Education has just mandated that any site that hosts student work be hosted in Canada; and therefore, subject to Canadian laws. However, presenters at workshops are still encouraging teachers to use sites that are hosted elsewhere like weebly for their sites.
Battle of the Titans: china versus Google
China and Google do battle over censorship. Google does publicity campaign to shame China
Katherine Halas Moulton ed.
Vol. 01 N. 01 October 26, 2012
The Internet: the Last Bastion of Free Speech
Internet Censored Around the World
Source: Wikipedia
Though accessible worldwide various countries have different laws controlling freeodom of speech and information
type a search term whose results are likely to be blocked in China.” Iran currently has an Intranet which is a network that insulates itself from news of the outside world as cited in the Huffington Post article. Amnesty International and Reporters without Borders have started a World Day Against Cyber Censorship to try to address these issues. “Internet is like oxygen. It should be a right not a privilege. Your brain needs information to survive,” says Arbabi, an Iranian activist quoted in the Huffington Post. Depending on the country that you live in you may have limited access to the internet. The CBC reported that two videos on video you tube, owned by Google, needed to be taken down as ordred by the courts in Brazil. However, the size of the fine, $5000 a day after ten days, for keeping those videos posted may not be enough to slow a giant like Google down. Some countries have been in the news lately as the major players on the Intenet challenge certain country’s lack of freedom of speech. China and Google have been going head to head for awhile. The New York Times reported that Google has been trying to raise awareness of this lack of freedom by posting, “adding a software twist to its search page that warns users when they And we are not necessarily as liberal in Canada as we like to think. According to Canadian Progressive World, “While Canada has fewer reports by comparison, the great white north joins the club of established suppressors of free speech on the Internet, which includes China, the U.S. and, possibly, all dictatorial regimes. Indian bans offensive political and religious content. In Thailand a lese majeste law prohibits criticism of the Thai monarchy. Turkey has a law against insulting the Ataturk.” They also report that Google tells us that Canadian offices are asking to censor certain pages of political dissent.
International Cooperation
The question of who regulates the internet is very complicated and each site is subject to the laws of the country in which it is hosted. However, since websites can be 1 seen on computers all over the world the question of regulating content is very complicated. In December 2012, the International Telecommunication Union (ICT) United Nations agency is set to host a major treaty-writing conference in Dubai that would give this body jurisdiction over many aspects of governing the internet. If successfully negotiated the 193 countries would allow it to oversee internet management, charges, regulations of roaming, cybersecurity, cyber crime and other regulations. Also there is international cooperation being highlighted next week as New Delhi hosts the Third Worldwide Cybersecurity Summit October 3031. Some of our institutions are grappling to control the internet a bit by choosing to use sites in Canada. The New Brunswick Department of Education has just mandated that any site that hosts student work be hosted in Canada; and therefore, subject to Canadian laws. However, presenters at workshops are still encouraging teachers to use sites that are hosted elsewhere like weebly for their sites.
Battle of the Titans: china versus Google
China and Google do battle over censorship. Google does publicity campaign to shame China
