Monday, January 18, 2010

Censoring the Internet



It turns out china is not the only government looking for ways to
censor or restrict internet use.

Yahoo appears to be the only company that has joined Google's call to fight internet censorship in China. While supports in China set up a makeshift shrine outside Google headquarters fearing that this could mean the end for the King of Search in China.

Google's Dispute with China has revived talk of a Global Online Freedom Act that would punish companies for sharing users info with "internet-restricting" companies.

Many people in China have found holes in the Great Fire Wall that allow them to gain access to restricted sites like Facebook and Youtube.

The Italy government is looking to introduce a law that would force people to obtain authorization form the communication ministry to post video on Youtube.