Internet Censorship | Wikipedia audio article
Channel: wikipedia tts
Date: 2019-01-03

This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_censorship


00:02:20 1 Overview
00:07:44 2 Content suppression methods
00:07:55 2.1 Technical censorship
00:08:24 2.1.1 Approaches
00:15:20 2.1.2 Over- and under-blocking
00:16:07 2.1.3 Use of commercial filtering software
00:22:14 2.2 Non-technical censorship
00:25:13 2.3 Major web portal official statements on site and content removal
00:32:14 3 Circumvention
00:35:28 4 Common targets
00:36:25 4.1 Politics and power
00:37:53 4.2 Social norms
00:39:58 4.3 Security concerns
00:41:10 4.4 Protection of existing economic interests and copyright
00:42:35 4.5 Network tools
00:43:48 4.6 Information about individuals
00:46:20 5 Around the world
00:49:42 5.1 Reports, ratings, and trends
00:50:24 5.1.1 OpenNet Initiative reports
00:52:00 5.1.2 Freedom on the Net reports
00:54:57 5.1.3 Reporters Without Borders (RWB)
00:55:08 5.1.3.1 RWB "Internet enemies" and "countries under surveillance" lists
00:57:16 5.1.3.2 RWB iSpecial report on Internet Surveillance/i
00:58:43 5.1.4 BBC World Service global public opinion poll
01:01:59 5.1.5 Internet Society's Global Internet User Survey
01:02:29 5.2 Transparency of filtering or blocking activities
01:04:46 5.3 Arab Spring



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SUMMARY
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Internet censorship is the control or suppression of what can be accessed, published, or viewed on the Internet enacted by regulators, or on their own initiative. Individuals and organizations may engage in self-censorship for moral, religious, or business reasons, to conform to societal norms, due to intimidation, or out of fear of legal or other consequences.The extent of Internet censorship varies on a country-to-country basis. While most democratic countries have moderate Internet censorship, other countries go as far as to limit the access of information such as news and suppress discussion among citizens. Internet censorship also occurs in response to or in anticipation of events such as elections, protests, and riots. An example is the increased censorship due to the events of the Arab Spring. Other areas of censorship include copyrights, defamation, harassment, and obscene material.
Support for and opposition to Internet censorship also varies. In a 2012 Internet Society survey 71% of respondents agreed that "censorship should exist in some form on the Internet". In the same survey 83% agreed that "access to the Internet should be considered a basic human right" and 86% agreed that "freedom of expression should be guaranteed on the Internet". Perception of internet censorship in the US is largely based on the First Amendment and the right for expansive free speech and access to content without regard to the consequences.  According to GlobalWebIndex, over 400 million people use virtual private networks to circumvent censorship or for increased user privacy.