Web filtering and censoring

Thomas  Chen; Victoria Wang

doi:10.1109/MC.2010.84

Web filtering and censoring

Thomas Chen , Victoria Wang

School of Criminology and Criminal Justice

City, University of London

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Abstract

The public perceives the Web as a wildly uncensored medium, the embodiment of complete freedom of expression (for good or bad). In reality, information on the Web is not as uncontrolled as it may appear. According to the OpenNet Initiative (www.opennet.net), more than 40 countries actively filter Web access- selectively blocking content to a billion Internet users worldwide-and many others are considering doing so. These countries use various methods to apply different levels of filtering.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	94-97
Number of pages	4
Journal	Computer
Volume	43
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/MC.2010.84
Publication status	Published - Mar 2010

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