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• Blog Herald: Do Internet companies need to be regulated to ensure they respect free expression?

  http://www.blogherald.com/2006/01/08/do-internet-companies-need-to-be-regulated-to-ensure-they-respect-free-expression/
  "Reporters Without Borders has repeatedly condemned the ethical lapses displayed by certain Internet sector companies when operating in repressive countries." Weblog entry discusses these lapses and how they "violate the right to freedom of expression as defined in article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights."

• Documentation of Internet Filtering Worldwide

  http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/filtering/
  Research documenting some of the specific sites blocked in a variety of locations worldwide. Current research investigates sited blocked in China and Saudi Arabia, and blocked by a variety of commercial Internet filtering programs. Future research will consider blocking in other countries. [Last updated October 2003]

• Fighting Internet Censorship in Australia

  http://danny.oz.au/freedom/
  A member of Electronic Frontiers Australia outlines the events occurring in Australia regarding Internet censorship.

• Gagging the Net in 3 Easy Steps

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk/711782.stm
  Article from the BBC on how easily the threat of lawsuits can stifle net free speech.

• Got Freedom?

  http://www.fdungan.com/freedom.htm
  Overview of freedom of expression with particular emphasis on the right to publish online without being censored by government agencies and/or Internet service providers.

• Internet Brothers: Opinions from the Cybercommunity

  http://internetbrothers.com/opinions.htm
  Do you value your online freedoms? If so, you better beware. Recent events are conspiring to take them away from you.

• Internet Censorship is Absurd and Unconstitutional

  http://www.landier.com/michael/essays/censorship/
  An essay which explains why the Communications Decency Act (CDA) and any other form of Internet censorship is absurd and unconstitutional.

• Internet Censorship Paper - The Invincible Internet

  http://www.censorship.8m.net/
  Argues against net censorship. Explains common affirmative arguments, explores negative retorts, analyzes censorship bills and court rulings, and suggests alternatives to wide-ranging censorship issues.

• Internet Free Expression Alliance

  http://www.ifea.net/
  Organization that advocates that the Internet remain a forum for open access and free expression.

• Peacefire

  http://www.peacefire.org/
  Anti-censorware articles, essays, and investigative reports. Includes instructions and programs to disable content blocking software.

• What (chilling?) Lessons for the Internet?

  http://www.cato.org/pubs/pas/pa-270.html
  Cato Org, lengthy, scholarly, review of FCC Regulation of Broadcasting

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