Internet Filtering In Turkey: Censorship Gone Too Far?

Taylor Vanderhelm is a JD candidate at the University of Alberta. New internet filtering rules set to commence in Turkey as of August 2011 have gathered international attention and raised the ire of many Turkish citizens recently. Turkey is set to introduce four new internet content filtering options: family, children, domestic, or standard as part […]

Is Online Censorship in China Weakening?

Currently, China has an estimated 70 million bloggers posting on a wide range of subjects.  In January, the country's number of internet users was estimated at 298 million, the most of any nation in the world.  Unfortunately, China's internet censorship is one of the most pervasive and sophisticated in the world.   Bloggers' freedom of expression […]