Saturday, November 06, 2010

Asia-Pacific governments chipping away at Internet freedom...

The tentacles of government censors are creeping ever further across the web in the Asia-Pacific region as officials from Thailand to Australia try to control what people say and do online.

Aside from China, which has a vast army of censors operating behind what has been dubbed the "Great Firewall", other countries are also taking steps to restrict access to the Internet.

A massive cyber attack has crippled the web in military-ruled Myanmar ahead of Sunday's controversial election, IT experts say, raising fears of a deliberate communications blackout for the vote. More...

Don't miss:
  1. MP calls for an Internet "bill of rights"
  2. Big Brother Britain to snoop on calls and clicks...
  3. The State versus the Internet...
  4. Vietnam police charge blogger with libel...
  5. Malaysia keeping tabs on "irresponsible" Internet users...

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