New study reports global Internet censorship

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Both Privacy International and GreenNet Educational Trust have compiled a
report called Silenced. This report finds that many countries are
increasingly imposing restrictions of both access of and content on the
Internet. Concerned for national security, governments now filter content
and use surveillance to keep track of Web content. But some of these
restrictions are bordering on censorship. Myanmar bars any online material
that is 'detrimental' to its interest. Bahrain does the same to Web sites
that report biased news, rumors and lies. The Indian government banned a
Yahoo discussion forum, Kynhun, for providing views opposite to those of the
nation and its northeastern state of Meghalaya. These restrictions create
greater censorship on the journalistic practice of public service in these
countries.

Source:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?

Silenced Report: 
http://www.privacyinternational.org/survey/censorship/index.html