International Net-Censorship Efforts Update

[Declan B. McCullagh]

I've just doubled the number of international net-censorship efforts
that I track on my web page: <http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~declan/zambia/>.

Included are new updates reporting on Germany, France, Australia,
Singapore, Canada, and China, among others. Please send me reports on
countries I've missed!

-Declan

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                    OTHER INTERNATIONAL NET-CENSOR EFFORTS 

                              By Declan McCullagh
                                declan at well.com
                     http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~declan/zambia/   
   

     France, China, Germany, Singapore, Jordan, the U.S., and many other
     countries are moving towards tighter control of the Internet. France
     and Germany want to see an international agreement of information
     controls emerge. Recently China required all of its estimated 40,000
     Internet users to register at the local police station. This
     international crackdown marks a turning point in the development of
     the Net.

     
  Germany
  
     Germany cuts off access to holocaust revisionist web site (1/96)
     German Internet update, new laws planned (3/29/96)
     Los Angeles Times on German vs. U.S. netcensorship (3/13/96)
     German minister predicts collapse of governments (3/12/96)
     Germany's CompuServe net-censorship (12/31/95)
     
  France
  
     French government bans controversial book (1/96)
     French Jewish students sue ISPs for revisionist materials (3/14/96)
     French Jewish students sue ISPs for revisionist materials (3/15/96)
     France calls for "global Internet rules" (2/3/96)
     
  Europe
  
     Swiss statement on voice over Internet (3/16/96)
     Sweden proposes CDA-type law to control Internet (4/3/96)
     Italian net-censorship necessary, says Simon Wiesenthal Ctr (1/11/96)
     Turkey cracks down on Internet (2/18/96)
     Belgium bans non-escrowed encryption (1/10/96)
     
  Asia and Pacific Rim
  
     Singapore leader condemns Net (3/7/96)
     Indonesia attacks Net (3/11/96)
     Malaysia complains about uncensored Net, censors it (3/11/96)
     Singapore censors political, religious net.info (3/6/96)
     
  China
  
     China cracks down on Internet, "state security" cited (1/24/96)
     China's anti-cyberporn efforts (2/4/96)
     New York Times on China's net.crackdown (2/5/96)
     China's history of Net-regulation, cyberporn concerns (1/1/96)
     China requires Internet users to register with police (2/16/96)
     U.S. State Dept criticizes China's net.censorship (3/8/96)
     China applauds German net.censorship (1/11/96)
     
  Australia
  
     Australia considers net.legislation (2/13/96)
     New South Wales tries net-censorship (4/3/96)
     Australians upset by German Zundelcensorship (4/7/96)
     
  Canada
  
     Letter to Canadian minister (3/19/96)
     Canada needs to regulate Net, says Simon Wiesenthal Ctr (2/20/96)
     
  Middle East
  
     Persian Gulf States reluctant to move online (4/6/96)
     Jordan installs Internet screening facility (1/8/96)
     Saudi Arabian government says no unrestricted Net access (1/10/96)

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