cybercensorship
Online speech control
Cybercensorship is the suppression or control of information on the internet.
Governments may block websites, filter search results, or monitor online activity.
Corporations practice it too, removing content that violates policies or threatens business interests.
The country's cybercensorship makes it impossible to access foreign news sites.
The term carries a critical edge, implying illegitimate restriction of free expression.
Ongoing observation of something
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- wiretappingCovert phone surveillance
- interceptionSeizing something in transit
- mass surveillanceWidespread population observation programs
spyware · digital footprint · chilling effect · watchlist · backdoor · social credit · facial recognition · data harvesting
Network access control system
- filteringSelective passage of elements
- blockingImpeding forward progress
- blacklistRecord of prohibited entities
- content moderationReviewing online submissions
geoblocking · throttling · shadowbanning · deplatforming · takedown · whitelisting · internet shutdown · kill switch
Encrypted network connection
- proxyAuthorized substitute
- circumventionAct of going around
- TorAnonymous routing network
- encryptionConverting data into code
anonymity · mirror site · samizdat · leaks · whistleblowing · digital activism · hacktivism · secure messaging
Official rules governing conduct
- policyAdopted principle of action
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
state control · information control · propaganda · media control · authoritarian · Great Firewall · national security · public interest
Right to communicate ideas
- access to informationAbility to obtain knowledge
- digital rightsOnline privacy legal protections
- net neutralityEqual treatment online
- internet freedomUnrestricted online access rights
online speech · civil liberties · press freedom · transparency · digital divide · information access · human rights
monitoring
Ongoing observation of something
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- wiretappingCovert phone surveillance
- interceptionSeizing something in transit
mass surveillance · spyware · digital footprint · chilling effect · watchlist · backdoor · social credit · facial recognition · data harvesting
firewall
Network access control system
- filteringSelective passage of elements
- blockingImpeding forward progress
- blacklistRecord of prohibited entities
content moderation · geoblocking · throttling · shadowbanning · deplatforming · takedown · whitelisting · internet shutdown · kill switch · jamming
VPN
Encrypted network connection
- proxyAuthorized substitute
- circumventionAct of going around
- TorAnonymous routing network
encryption · anonymity · mirror site · samizdat · leaks · whistleblowing · digital activism · hacktivism · secure messaging · obfuscation
regulation
Official rules governing conduct
- policyAdopted principle of action
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- complianceAdhering to requirements
enforcement · state control · information control · propaganda · media control · authoritarian · Great Firewall · national security · public interest · legal framework
freedom of expression
Right to communicate ideas
- access to informationAbility to obtain knowledge
- digital rightsOnline privacy legal protections
- net neutralityEqual treatment online
internet freedom · online speech · civil liberties · press freedom · transparency · digital divide · information access · human rights
cybercensorshipinternet freedom
Unrestricted online access rights
net neutrality · freedom of information · open access · free internet · freedom
cybercensorshipdigital rights
Online privacy legal protections
online privacy · freedom · liberty · independence · digital freedom
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