internet censorship
Turkey appears to be in vanguard of ‘throttling’ social media after attacks
Middle East
July 7, 2016
Turkey appears to be in vanguard of ‘throttling’ social media after attacks
After suicide bombers killed 45 people at Istanbul's main airport last week, the Turkish government appeared to take a step…
Cairo Administrative Court orders YouTube blocked
Egypt
February 9, 2013
Cairo Administrative Court orders YouTube blocked
The Cairo Administrative Court ordered the government Saturday to ban YouTube and all other websites that showed the anti-Islam film…
Porn ban unrealistic and worrying, experts say
Egypt
November 9, 2012
Porn ban unrealistic and worrying, experts say
On Wednesday, the general prosecutor ordered the relevant authorities to enforce a court ruling banning pornographic websites that was…
Minister: Banning pornographic websites technically difficult
Egypt
September 4, 2012
Minister: Banning pornographic websites technically difficult
Minister of Telecommunications and Information Technology Hany Mahmoud said blocking pornographic websites would not be easy from a technical perspective,…
China punishes social media, websites on coup talk
Egypt
March 31, 2012
China punishes social media, websites on coup talk
China is closing a dozen websites, penalizing two popular social media sites and detaining six people for circulating rumors of…
EU leads international condemnation of Tunisia
World
January 10, 2011
EU leads international condemnation of Tunisia
Brussels--The European Union led international condemnation on Monday of Tunisia's weekend crackdown on a wave of food protests which killed…