• DocumentCode
    1435633
  • Title

    Web Filtering and Censoring

  • Author

    Chen, Thomas M. ; Wang, Victoria

  • Author_Institution
    Swansea Univ., Swansea, UK
  • Volume
    43
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    3/1/2010 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    94
  • Lastpage
    97
  • Abstract
    The public perceives the Web as a wildly uncensored medium, the embodiment of complete freedom of expression (for good or bad). In reality, information on the Web is not as uncontrolled as it may appear. According to the OpenNet Initiative (www.opennet.net), more than 40 countries actively filter Web access- selectively blocking content to a billion Internet users worldwide-and many others are considering doing so. These countries use various methods to apply different levels of filtering.
  • Keywords
    Internet; information filtering; Internet; OpenNet Initiative; Web access; Web filtering; Information filtering; Information filters; Internet; Internet/Web; Web censorship; Web filtering; Web technologies;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Computer
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9162
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MC.2010.84
  • Filename
    5427385
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1435633