Saturday, May 19, 2007

Web Faces Increasing Censorship Throughout the World

KUWAIT TIMES: LONDON: Internet censorship is growing worldwide, with 26 out of 40 countries blocking or filtering political or social content, a study reported yesterday. The survey carried out by experts at four leading universities found that people in Asia, the Middle East and North Africa were often denied access to information about politics, sexuality, culture or religion. Conducting the first of what is planned to become an annual survey, the experts at the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard and Toronto found that the approach varied according to the country. Internet censorship growing worldwide (more)

Mark Alexander