New Report on Internet Censorship

The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), which includes 56 member countries in Europe, Central Asia and North America, published a report on Internet censorship yesterday called  "Governing the Internet - Freedom and Regulation in the OSCE Region" that profiled how some countries are restricting access to information on the Web.

According to Reuters, the report's authors wrote, "Speaking out has never been easier than on the Web. Yet at the same time, we are witnessing the spread of Internet censorship." The OSCE pointed in particular to "vague," "contradictory and ill-defined" laws governing Internet usage in the Eastern European nations of Georgia and Kazakhstan that threaten free expression and use of the Web.

As we wrote last month, a university partnership called OpenNet Initative has also been studying Internet filtering and censorship around the world and is a good resource for learning more about the issue. Check out their site here.