Internet censorship and surveillance are growing global phenomena. ONI’s mission is to identify and document Internet filtering and surveillance, and to promote and inform wider public dialogs about such practices.

What's New at ONI

The ONI Year in Review, a summary of events worldwide concerning the practices and policies of Internet content filtering, surveillance, and information warfare, is live and ready for viewing.

A few lovely interns have joined us at the Berkman Center, and are guest blogging on the blog. Check out what they have to say, and join in the conversation!


Our book is out!
Access Denied: The Practice and Policy of Global Internet Filtering, published by MIT Press, is the first global survey of Internet filtering. The book documents and analyzes Internet filtering practices in over three dozen countries, offering the first rigorously conducted study of this accelerating trend. Look for it at your local bookstore, and browse the results from the study in our country profiles and regional overviews.

Blog

As spite spurs activism among the nation’s youth, Egypt contemplates banning Facebook- the infamous Social Networking Site (SNS) that has taken the country by storm. The rising food prices and consequential rise in cost of living in Egypt has caused a great...
Congress is considering new legislation to prevent US companies from assisting the censorship and surveillance regimes of so-called Internet-Restricting Countries (IRCs): China, Iran, and so forth. On balance, the Global Online Freedom Act would probably help companies make smarter decisions...
An increasing number of American companies are being asked to obey censorship and surveillance laws in China that run contrary to free speech and privacy guarantees in the United States. These companies have been asked to monitor Internet users' activities, to give...
Some signs have indicated that Chinese government is loosening the Internet censorship before the start of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. According to reports , the Chinese government has stopped restricting access to the Chinese Wikipedia in China...

Global Internet Filtering

Global Internet Filtering Map

View Country Profiles

View Regional Overviews