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  2. Internet censorship in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Some libraries may also block access to certain web pages, including pornography, advertising, chat, gaming, social networking, and online forum sites, but there is a long and important tradition among librarians against censorship and the use of filtering and blocking software in libraries remains very controversial.

  3. Internet censorship - Wikipedia

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    Internet Watch Foundation – a government-supported charity that manages the blacklist used by UK ISPs to block access to websites hosting child abuse content; Lumen (formerly Chilling Effects) – a joint project of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and several U.S. university law schools and clinics

  4. Geo-blocking - Wikipedia

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    Geo-blocking. Geo-blocking, geoblocking or geolocking is technology that restricts access to Internet content based upon the user's geographical location. In a geo-blocking scheme, the user's location is determined using Internet geolocation techniques, such as checking the user's IP address against a blacklist or whitelist, GPS queries in the ...

  5. Internet censorship and surveillance by country - Wikipedia

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    "Web Index", a composite statistic designed and produced by the World Wide Web Foundation, is a multi-dimensional measure of the World Wide Web's contribution to development and human rights globally. It covered 86 countries as of 2014, incorporating indicators that assess universal access, freedom and openness, relevant content, and ...

  6. List of websites with country access restrictions - Wikipedia

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    SourceForge. Source code repository. English. Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Syria, [2] Crimea Republic [3] After an angry reaction from the community, the restrictions were relaxed so that individual projects could indicate whether or not their software should be blocked. [4] 1947. Coursera. Online education.

  7. Internet censorship in China - Wikipedia

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    China's censorship includes the complete blockage of various websites, apps, video games, inspiring the policy's nickname, the Great Firewall of China, which blocks websites. Methods used to block websites and pages include DNS spoofing, blocking access to IP addresses, analyzing and filtering URLs, packet inspection, and resetting connections.

  8. Internet filter - Wikipedia

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    Internet filter. An Internet filter is software that restricts or controls the content an Internet user is capable to access, especially when utilized to restrict material delivered over the Internet via the Web, Email, or other means. Content-control software determines what content will be available or be blocked.

  9. Internet censorship in Australia - Wikipedia

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    In October 2008, a policy extending Internet censorship to a system of mandatory filtering of overseas websites which are, or potentially would be, "refused classification" (RC) in Australia was proposed. Australia is classified as "under surveillance" (a type of "Internet enemy") by Reporters Without Borders due to the proposed legislation. [5]