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Internet Filtering in the Jasmine Revolution

By Qichen Zhang | March 4th, 2011 | No Comments

As protests and unrest continue to destabilize the Middle East and North Africa, the effects of these popular revolutions have predictably affected Internet access in these countries. Below is a list of recent filtering measures implemented by governments who continue to face opposition from their citizens. Internet traffic from Libya has been following a curfew […]

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Recent Unrest in North Africa May Change Approaches to Censorship

By Qichen Zhang | January 20th, 2011 | No Comments

As riots continue in North Africa from December into the new year, changes to regimes in Algeria and Tunisia are also bringing changes to censorship practices in the region. Some highlights from the blogosphere to date: Algeria The World Socialist Website noted that among the public works protesters destroyed were police stations, banks, and government […]

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