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New page: '''Internet censorship''' is a form of censorship where a government restricts Internet users from accessing certain websites due to ideological differ...
'''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.
== 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.
== United States ==
The [[Communications Decency Act]] of 1996 restricted online speech that could potentially be seen by children. Supporters of [[free speech]], however, had most of the act's provisions overturned.
== Denmark ==
[[Denmark]] operates a similar system to the [[United Kingdom]], however, it was criticised for a 2008 [[court order]] forcing the ISP Tele2 to block access to [[BitTorrent]] tracker [[ThePirateBay]].
== Finland ==
[[Finland]] operates another system similar to that of the UK, however, the [[blacklist]] is provided by Finnish police instead of maintained by representatives of the ISPs operating under a [[memorandum of understanding]] as is the case in the UK. It was criticised for filtering the website of the Internet standards organisation [[W3C]] and content, although [[pornographic]], is not actually child pornography.
== 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.
== Afghanistan ==
Pervez Kambaksh, an Afghan student, was sentenced to [[death penalty|death]] in 2008 for downloading an article on [[women's rights]]. After international pressure, the sentence was commuted to 20 years imprisonment.
== "Enemies of the Internet ==
In [[2008]] [[Reporters without Borders]] listed the following 15 countries as "enemies of the Internet" due to their aggressive forms of Internet censorship:
* [[Belarus]]
* [[Burma]]
* [[China]]
* [[Cuba]]
* [[Egypt]]
* [[Ethiopia]]
* [[Iran]]
* [[North Korea]]
* [[Saudi Arabia]]
* [[Syria]]
* [[Tunisia]]
* [[Turkmenistan]]
* [[Uzbekistan]]
* [[Vietnam]]
* [[Zimbabwe]]
== 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.
== United States ==
The [[Communications Decency Act]] of 1996 restricted online speech that could potentially be seen by children. Supporters of [[free speech]], however, had most of the act's provisions overturned.
== Denmark ==
[[Denmark]] operates a similar system to the [[United Kingdom]], however, it was criticised for a 2008 [[court order]] forcing the ISP Tele2 to block access to [[BitTorrent]] tracker [[ThePirateBay]].
== Finland ==
[[Finland]] operates another system similar to that of the UK, however, the [[blacklist]] is provided by Finnish police instead of maintained by representatives of the ISPs operating under a [[memorandum of understanding]] as is the case in the UK. It was criticised for filtering the website of the Internet standards organisation [[W3C]] and content, although [[pornographic]], is not actually child pornography.
== 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.
== Afghanistan ==
Pervez Kambaksh, an Afghan student, was sentenced to [[death penalty|death]] in 2008 for downloading an article on [[women's rights]]. After international pressure, the sentence was commuted to 20 years imprisonment.
== "Enemies of the Internet ==
In [[2008]] [[Reporters without Borders]] listed the following 15 countries as "enemies of the Internet" due to their aggressive forms of Internet censorship:
* [[Belarus]]
* [[Burma]]
* [[China]]
* [[Cuba]]
* [[Egypt]]
* [[Ethiopia]]
* [[Iran]]
* [[North Korea]]
* [[Saudi Arabia]]
* [[Syria]]
* [[Tunisia]]
* [[Turkmenistan]]
* [[Uzbekistan]]
* [[Vietnam]]
* [[Zimbabwe]]