Self Censorship
Bailey Sansone (:
What is Self Censorship?
When should we self censor?
Why self censor?
Exiled Journalist in Iran!?!
Egypt
On January 27 the Mubarak dictatorship unilaterally shut down the internet.
Russia
The Russian government is holding a censorware contest for independent parties to develop software the government could use to monitor online media outlets for “extremist” content.
China
On October 25 the search term “Occupy” was banned in China’s version of Twitter, Sina Weibo. Cyber-dissident Wang Lihong’s appeal was rejected October 20th.
France
In June France attempted to pass legislation that would increase the government’s online censorship powers.
Syria
President Assad publicly promotes the “electronic army,” a pro-Assad hacker organization, that promotes state propaganda and threatens the press. Syrian online journalist Omar al-Assad was detained July 3rd.
Mexico
Drug cartels have taken up the role of online censorship, brutally murdering social media users who speak out against the cartels through Twitter and blogs.
America
In August San Francisco officials shut down mobile and wireless services in the city’s subway system to prevent a protest.
Iran
A new Google security measure revealed that many Iranian Gmail accounts have been hacked, seemingly by the Iranian government