Information Society Watch

February 4, 2008, Howard French, New York Times

This article describes the growing phenomenon of resentment and resistance against increased control of the Internet by Chinese censors. In the months leading to the Beijing Olympics, the authorities are cracking down on signs of dissent and also enforcing censorship by restricting sites with no discernible political content. Even those who were previously indifferent to Internet censorship are now becoming resentful and taking action by filing lawsuits against illegal blocking of sites or participating in a growing community of hackers who devise solutions to work around the blocks.

This article describes the growing phenomenon of resentment and resistance against increased control of the Internet by Chinese censors. In the months leading to the Beijing Olympics, the authorities are cracking down on signs of dissent and also enforcing censorship by restricting sites with no discernible political content. Even those who were previously indifferent to Internet censorship are now becoming resentful and taking action by filing lawsuits against illegal blocking of sites or participating in a growing community of hackers who devise solutions to work around the blocks.

August 15, 2007, Ammu Joseph, India Together

This article discusses the problems with the Indian government's draft broadcast regulation legislation, Broadcasting Services Regulation Bill and Content Code. In addition to vague terminology that could be misused to obstruct freedom of expression and the implications for government control of broadcasting, the author finds that in the debate over ownership, the public is left out and many important issues are sidelined.

October 6, 2006, Blog

According to the blogger Shivam Vij, a dangerous precedent has been established in the complete removal of a website at the request of the Indian government. His main contention is that when the Chinese government blocks a site it becomes public knowledge, whereas in India, public debate is foreclosed by the covert attempts of the government to silently whisk away problematic sites.