The Shifting Landscape of Global Internet Censorship

Tags: 2010s Censorship Global

Authors: Zittrain, Jonathan L. and Faris, Robert and Noman, Helmi and Clark, Justin and Tilton, Casey and Morrison-Westphal, Ryan

Published: 2017

URL: https://www.ssrn.com/abstract=2993485

Abstract: The 2017 Shifting Landscape of Global Internet Censorship by the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society is the 2017 update to their report which studies Internet censorship in 75 countries. The study looks at the filtering of documents and information, both in terms of specific topics or individuals as well as entire platforms. Furthermore, the study addresses both how platforms preventing selective filtering can lead to broader censorship of an entire platform, and how encrypted communications can lead to the filtering or blocking of entire platforms. The study looks at the increasingly complex technical landscape that has lead to increasingly complex and broad government censorship.