We saw a lot of confidence this year, from blocking content monitoring and control flat through "large visor fire "in 2015 freedom House freedom on the net even reported that Internet freedom around the world declined for the fifth consecutive year. - a very disturbing fact our Top 10 list takes a glance. look at some of the most alarming censorship events this year in countries around the world
10 - Draft Cyber Crime Bill: Pakistan
Pakistan introduced a bill crime draft cyber very strict at the beginning of this year, called prevention Bill electronic crimes, which has frightening implications. Moreover, their interdepartmental committee was previously responsible for the censorship was dissolved, and the government regulator put in charge of censorship and content management on the Internet instead
9 - political settlement line Project. South Africa
A draft less well known law that was announced this year is the project of the South African online Regulatory Policy, produced by Film and Publication Board countries (FPB ). The law contains many disturbing provisions, and as distilled by the EFF means "any online platform can be ordered to shoot down any content distributed online as the Commission may consider as potentially dangerous and worrying." Part of the reason why it was so surprising that South Africa generally has a free and open Internet experience
8 - right location data and increased control :. Russia
a country known for the restrictions, Russia has signed a new law of conservation of return data in 2014 which came into force on 1 September 2015. This law includes alarming provisions, including requirements for companies store data on Russian citizens on Russian soil (also known as "location data")
7 - game Video Ban. Saudi Arabia
t one of the most restrictive countries in MENA, Saudi Arabia continued its censorship practices this year. It would have prohibited Fallout 4, a popular video game, probably due to game content, including violence and other negative behaviors. In addition, "The Saudi government has continued to use the strict filtering Internet content" in early 2015, and people exercised self-censorship by commenting on sensitive topics such as politics, religion and the royal family online.
6 - blocking VoIP Egypt
Egypt would have blocked the popular Voice Over IP services (such as Skype) earlier this year. Egypt already has internet experience "not free", and saw the self-censorship and arrests based on content or messages posted online also increases well
5 -. Plans for a large firewall (and Intercept Encrypted communications): Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan has announced plans for its own "Great Firewall," to start operating in 2015. The firewall will intercept encrypted communications, opening the citizens of increased government surveillance, monitoring and censorship. There were also reports of the government to cut the mobile service and Internet temporarily following the events in the country. Already rated "not free" for freedom of the Internet, news of this great firewall is alarming particulairly
4 - Social Media Ban :. Bangladesh
Bangladesh banned social networks like Facebook, WhatsApps and other events after this year - twice. The bans were introduced briefly in January and again in November
3 - Plans for a [Another] Great Firewall :. Thailand
Thailand has announced plans for its own "Great Firewall" - a single Internet gateway that would allow them to control all information entering and leaving the country. This initiative was met with much resistance, and concerns about the restrictive firewall and censorious echoed from various parts
2 -. Turkey
Turkey blocked twitter several times this year, and reddit also blocked for a short period of time this fall. Last week, Turkey has continued to show disdain for Twitter when they condemned to a fine on Twitter what they call "terrorist propaganda." As stated in the Freedom on the Net 2015 "In the first half of 2015, 92 percent of all court orders to remove content received via Twitter worldwide originated in Turkey"
1 -. China
China tops our list as it continues its pervasive Internet censorship program through the Great Firewall. China's citizens continue to suffer from oppressive Internet censorship and restrictions, and do not have access to a free and open Internet experience. China ranked dead last in terms of Internet freedom around the world in freedom on the Net 2015 report It was reported that 16 of the top 30 sites were blocked, and is Wikipedia went from being partially blocked completely blocked. Censorship is so extreme, it is even stifle innovation startups in the country. China has also blocked many VPN providers this year (not VyprVPN - our technology Chameleon VPN blocking defeats and continues to provide access in China). Meanwhile, top Chinese censorship continues to deny that Internet censorship is underway.
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We are disheartened by the news that Internet freedom has declined further since 2014, and can only hope that things will improve in 2016 . good resources to learn more about the censorship of freedom on the net 2015 Report and Paper vision Golden Frog, describing our vision of a free Internet experience, open and unrestricted.
Sources :. Linked to throughout this post, and freedom on the net Report 2015
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