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'''Internet censorship''' is a form of [[censorship]] where a [[government]] restricts [[Internet]] users from accessing certain [[website|websites]] due to [[ideology|ideological]] differences or the content of the website being illegal in that country.
'''Internet censorship''' is a form of [[censorship]] where a [[government]] restricts [[Internet]] users from accessing certain [[website]]s due to [[ideology|ideological]] differences or the content of the website being illegal in that country.
== Afghanistan ==
== Afghanistan ==
== China ==
== China ==
[[China]] blocks content supporting [[Tibetan independence]], [[Taiwanese independence]], [[police brutality]], the [[Tiananmen Square]] protests, [[freedom of speech]], [[pornography]] and certain religions (including the [[Catholic]] Church). 52 [[blog|bloggers]] are reportedly currently incarcerated for their writings.
[[China]] blocks content supporting [[Tibetan independence]], [[Taiwanese independence]], [[police brutality]], the [[Tiananmen Square]] protests, [[freedom of speech]], [[pornography]] and certain religions (including the [[Catholic]] Church). 52 [[blog]]gers are reportedly currently incarcerated for their writings.
== Denmark ==
== Denmark ==
== United Kingdom ==
== United Kingdom ==
The [[Internet Watch Foundation]] maintains a list of websites containing [[child pornography]] that [[ISP|ISPs]] voluntarily subscribe to and block access to. Recently the IWF was criticised for blocking users from viewing the [[album cover]] for "Virgin Killer" by the [[German]] [[heavy metal]] band [[Scorpions]] on [[Wikipedia]], claiming it was child pornography. The block was removed several days later.
The [[Internet Watch Foundation]] maintains a list of websites containing [[child pornography]] that [[ISP]]s voluntarily subscribe to and block access to. Recently the IWF was criticised for blocking users from viewing the [[album cover]] for "Virgin Killer" by the [[German]] [[heavy metal]] band [[Scorpions]] on [[Wikipedia]], claiming it was child pornography. The block was removed several days later.
== United States ==
== United States ==