17 mar 2012

World Day Against Cyber-Censorship

World Day Against Cyber-Censorship:
cybercensor


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Support of a single Internet without restrictions and accessible to all is the message of this year's world day against cyber-censorship. For the fourth time, Reporters without Borders (RSF) has published a report listing the worst violators of online free speech worldwide.

In the following, we want to focus on the top 5 threats to free speech - and on the top 5 positive developments in Europe. In the past few years several EU member states have introduced worrying policies that undermine the openness of the Internet, such as online censorship, surveillance measures,
(voluntary) website blocking
or the adoption of repressive Internet laws.
RSF lists France as one of "countries under surveillance".



The Internet has become increasingly important for all kinds of protest, from the Arab spring to the off- and online demonstrations in the US and over 200 different European cities against misguided proposals such as PIPA, SOPA and ACTA.

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