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Internet Censorship

Internet Censorship. Jamie Brower CIS 1055-Sec 001. Let’s start with…. Internet Censorship in the Home Software programs like NetNanny & CyberSieve Block access to specific sites (Blacklists & Keyword Blocking) Restrict Internet time to a specific schedule

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Internet Censorship

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  1. Internet Censorship

    Jamie Brower CIS 1055-Sec 001
  2. Let’s start with… Internet Censorship in the Home Software programs like NetNanny & CyberSieve Block access to specific sites (Blacklists & Keyword Blocking) Restrict Internet time to a specific schedule Censor e-mails, Internet chats, and instant messages
  3. Censorship at Work Proponents: increase productivity, avoid harassment lawsuits. Opponents: blocking of sites that do not contain harmful material, use of proxy sites, and advocates for individual rights.
  4. Censorship by ISPs Concept of Net Neutrality Telecoms provide equal broadband access to all content providers Proponents of Net Neutrality Civil liberties groups, content providers Opponents of Net Neutrality Telecoms
  5. International Internet Censorship United States policy is fairly liberal laws against what you can access via internet in public libraries and schools National restriction on only a few websites “The Great Firewall of China” Cuban policy
  6. OpenNet Initiative Investigations in 41 countries that allegedly filtered Internet content Top 9: China, Ethiopia, Iran, Myanmar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, and Yemen Blocking: pornography, human rights movements, political opposition movements, gay and lesbian information sites, and many more. Cambodia text message blocking
  7. Faceblocked: Internet Censorship in China
  8. Opponents of Internet Censorship The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) OpenNet Initiative (ONI) Reporters Without Borders
  9. Upcoming COICA Bill “Combating Online Infringements and Counterfeits Act” (COICA) Set of blacklists Censorship of sites blacklisted Economic view Individual rights view
  10. Consequences of COICA Destruction of free internet marketplace Who/what defines what is ‘infringing’ material? How does one remove their site from a blacklist?
  11. Slippery Censorship Slope The idea of censorship is a slippery slope. It is a direct violation of American civil rights. Provides an environment that allows for breaches in our First Amendment Rights Leads to government interaction in the Internet marketplace
  12. Sources Anderson, Mark. Internet Censorship: As Bad As You Thought It Was. IEEE Spectrum, 2007. 11 April 2011http://spectrum.ieee.org/telecom/internet/internet-censorship-as-bad-as-you-thought-it-was Cook, Steven and Levi, Michael. Tangled Web. Wall Street Journal. March 22, 2007. http://www.freepress.net/news/21922 Ito, Suzanne. New Net Neutrality Rule: Better, Not Great. ACLU, 2010. 11 April 2011http://www.aclu.org/blog/free-speech-technology-and-liberty/new-net-neutrality-rule-better-not-great OpenNet Initiative, 2011. 11 April 2011http://opennet.net/ Ulevitch, David. New Law Would Let The U.S. Government Censor The Internet: Here's Why That's A Terrible Idea. Business Insider, 2010. 11 April 2011 http://www.businessinsider.com/coica-2010-12#ixzz1JLduEPnc
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