Word: censorships
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...engine, have been filtering more than 100 controversial websites from their searches. Without being warned of it, many Google users have been blocked from various far right-wing and anti-semitic pages—some of which the two governments have deemed illegal under various post-World War II censorship laws...
...principle of free speech, while it has limits, must be given first priority. It is alarming to see modern-day democratic states endorsing such blanket censorship. Instead of eliminating hateful speech, censorship merely drives it underground where finding and refuting it becomes impossible. The multinational nature of the Internet means that censorship cannot be applied selectively; French law will inevitably affect what American Francophiles can see. Quebecois who use google.fr are now being prevented from accessing websites that are perfectly legitimate under their local laws...
...democracy even as it invites future abuse and interference. It is frightening to see the silence with which the web portal has caved to such pressure. Even as it protects its bottom line, Google could fight these restrictions. For instance, when results are not displayed because of the censorship, Google could warn users that the results of their searches are being restricted by French and German...
Released Thursday by the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at HLS by a team that earlier this fall unearthed evidence of extensive Internet censorship by the Chinese government, the report details the exclusion of content considered sensitive or illegal in France and Germany from certain foreign-language versions of Google...
...Iranian public, when there is so much tension and dissatisfaction." New York would have been a particularly satisfying venue. It's too bad Kiarostami couldn't get a ticket. Q&A: 'Difficulties give me energy. The best buildings are those on difficult terrain.' TIME: Do you agree that the censorship imposed by the regime has encouraged creativity in Iran by forcing artists to find new ways to express themselves? Kiarostami: For me, this has been true. I've lived through difficult times and faced difficult situations. When I encounter difficulties it gives me the energy to resolve them. Resolving...