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OpenNet Initiative Releases Results on Filtering in Asia

Jillian York · 03:08, June 17th, 2009 · Features
From the Great Firewall to the Myanmar Wide Web, Asia is well-known for its practices in Internet filtering. China has long taken the lead in blocking Web sites, filtering sites across the spectrum - from social to political content, pornography to Internet tools. The OpenNet Initiative (full disclosure: I'm involved) ... 0 comments  · read »

Bangladesh: YouTube and File Sharing Sites Blocked

A small portrait of the author Rezwan · 22:08, March 8th, 2009 · News , Features
Internet users in Bangladesh are not able to access YouTube since Friday (March 6, 2009) evening. Soon people discovered that other Social Media and file hosting/sharing sites like Esnips, mediafire etc. were also not accessible. Apparently these are blocked by the firewalls at IIG (International Internet Gateway) as these can ... 4 comments  · read »

Internet user profiling and surveillance process initiated in Bangladesh

A small portrait of the author Rezwan · 01:30 ·
We have got some disturbing news from Bangladesh. E-Bangladesh reports: RAB (Rapid Action Battalion) members assisted by BTRC (Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission) officials are conducting house-to-house searches in Dhaka, Chittagong and Sylhet pinpointing each and every internet user with a fast connection. In an unprecedented move that clearly violates privacy rights and ... 16 comments  · read »