Why Microsoft, Google and Yahoo! need to be reined in
(Originally posted on Daily Kos) Reporters without Borders (RWB) today issued its “Enemies of the Internet” report, exposing state censorship of free speech and expression around the world. Topping the...
View ArticleTwitter Saves the Day
Since Friday’s Presidential election, the Iranian government has blocked access to several social networking sites, such as Facebook, and cut off cell phone services. But updates have continued to...
View ArticleChina Mandates PC Companies Install Software That Censors
By Tony Cruz, Amnesty International USA’s Business & Economic Relations Group Starting July 1, 2009, the Chinese government is mandating all PC makers such as Hewlett Packard and Dell install...
View ArticleIranian Protesters Stay One Step Ahead in the Cyber World
In the face of a tightening government grip on all things viral, Iranians have managed to circumvent the communication restrictions laid upon them to tell the world their story in ways previously...
View ArticleYahoo! needs to click its refresh button on Internet Censorship in China
By Tony Cruz, AIUSA’s Business and Economic Relations Group Yahoo! held its annual shareholder meeting on June 25th — the first meeting with the company’s new CEO, Carol Bartz. In the meeting, Ms....
View ArticleGoogle, Actions speak louder than words
Google made an unprecedented announcement this week by claiming it is no longer willing to continue censoring search results on Google.cn, its Chinese search engine. Meetings are underway with Chinese...
View ArticleYahoo – Poster Boy for Internet Censorship
By Tony Cruz, Business and Human Rights Coordination Group Shi Tao Yahoo – the company responsible for the 10 year prison sentence of Chinese journalist, Shi Tao – “should be held up as the poster boy...
View ArticleInternet Freedom in Turkey: System Error
Computer users are pictured in an internet cafe in Istanbul. (UGUR CAN/AFP/Getty Images) For some reason, Turkey, which boasts one of the most educated and technologically savvy populations in the...
View ArticleHuman Rights and the Internet
Anti-government protesters gather in Tahrir Square in the final days of President Mubarak's rule. ©Chris Hondros/Getty Images By Widney Brown, Senior Director, International Law and Policy, Amnesty...
View Article5 Countries Where Your Online Comments Could Land You in Jail
When you log onto Facebook, you might expect to hear from long-lost friends or to see pictures from the latest family reunion. Maybe you follow Amnesty on Facebook or Twitter, read and comment on this...
View ArticleEthiopia: Zone 9
By Adotei Akwei and Miho Mitobe At the end of 2016 Amnesty International published a report titled Ethiopia Offline: Evidence of Social Media Blocking and Internet Censorship in Ethiopia. This report...
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