Existence of Internet Censorship

Should Internet Censorship Exist?

Internet censorship has been around quite a time already, but suddenly they are getting aggressive such as north korea where they cut off connection from other country (Internet). For myself, internet have been an excellent information provider not only that, i can interact with the people outside my country and know what happen to certain interest that i really into. Example, for me right now i really into animation because currently  study about it. Currently i know what happen with animation industry and what currently they are doing for me it's a great information. What happen if there is no internet, even if there is book, they still can't get update as fast as we use the internet. For me there is 2 type of censorship i already note one.

i didn't say Internet Censorship is a bad thing, there still good happen where certain country blocked porn or something inappropriate for people to know/watch. Malaysia, country that i live in, Currently they blocked all porn websites and sharing file websites. Which is good, i know as a student we can't afford to buy expensive software but there is trial version for student.

Who's Regulates the Internet ?

I think there is 2 organization that regulate, there's government organization and other organization such The internet society, internet architecture board, ICANN. org and WorldWideWeb Consortium and also this is the information about Country that use Internet Censorship from http://www.liveatpc.com/black-holes-of-the-internet

1. Belarus – The government has a total monopoly over telecommunications and does not hesistate to block opposition websites if it feels the need.

2. Burma/Myanmar – Touted to have the most repressive policies in the world. Filters opposition websites, Internet cafes take screenshots of computers every 5 minutes to monitor activity. Internet telephony and GTalk were blocked.

3. China – People are arrested and jailed for expressing themselves too freely. Bloggers are required to register with the government.

4. Cuba – Less than two percent of the population are online. Citizens can only connect via public access points like Internet cafes or school Internet clubs. Illegally connecting to the Internet could result in five years jail.

5. Egypt – Pressured citizens to keep in line, without actually blocking anything. Pressure became too great and things got out of hand in the form of a revolution.

6. Iran – Filters “immoral” websites, usually porn, politics and religion. Iran also banned broadband connections, the excuse given was that they did not want to strain the aging telecommunications network.

7. North Korea – Only certain officials have internet access. That is all.

8. Saudi Arabia – Doesn’t even bother hiding its censorship. Clearly tells users that certain websites are banned. Usually porn is blocked, but they also target opposition, israeli sites and LGBT (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transsexual, a catchcall term for gay rights). Tried to block blogs as a whole but gave up.

9. Syria – Cyber-dissidents are systematically tortured. Bans access to opposition sites and site dealing with the Kurdish minority.

10. Tunisia – All internet cafes are state controlled. Security forces harass bloggers and editors to self-censor.

11. Turkmenistan – The North Korea of central Asia.

12. Uzbekistan – Blocks access to most independent websites dealing with Uzbekistan, which are usually hosted on servers in Russia, and to NGO websites that criticise its human rights violations.

13. Vietnam – Arrests cyber-dissidents, but is softening its control due to international pressure.

For me i accept internet censorship in my country because i still can use internet for my current interest.