Since 2002, Amnesty International has engaged with tech companies such as Yahoo!, Google and Microsoft on Internet censorship through multi-stakeholder initiatives, legislative advocacy and shareholder activism.
Oct 10, 2019 · Those outside the People’s Republic of China (PRC) are accustomed to thinking of the Internet censorship practices of the Chinese state as primarily domestic, enacted through the so-called "Great Firewall"—a system of surveillance and blocking technology that prevents Chinese citizens from viewing What is Internet Censorship? This is the act of banning or blocking some or all of content that can be published, viewed and accessed online. Sectors which implement this ban can include governments, private sectors and individuals with a common goal to control what people can read and post on the World Wide Web. Some countries impose direct By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Policy. Free speech is the bedrock of Today was a dark day for the Internet. The U.S. Senate just voted 97-2 to pass the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (FOSTA, H.R. 1865), a bill that silences online speech by forcing Internet platforms to censor their users. Government prosecution of Internet censorship as a trade barrier in violation of international trade agreements is also an appropriate way to improve the free flow of data across national borders. By contrast, international governmental regulation of the Internet by the ITU, an agency of the United Nations, is not advisable, and would threaten
Earlier this month, freshman Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., introduced legislation that would undermine the internet as we know it. Hawley’s “Ending Support for the Internet Censorship Act” would
January 18th, 2012 was the largest online protest in history to stop the internet censorship bills, SOPA & PIPA. On January 20th, Congress shelved the bills indefinitely . If they return, we must be ready. Now we have the Republican version of a deceptively named bill, Missouri senator Josh Hawley’s Ending Support for Internet Censorship Act. Advertisement. In reality, it’s a bill that would 5 Internet Censorship Act’’. 6 SEC. 2. POLITICAL NEUTRALITY IN CONTENT MODERA-7 TION. 8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 230 of the Communica-9 tions Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 230) is amended— 2
Text for S.1914 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): Ending Support for Internet Censorship Act
ACLU in June 1997. The Court granted the highest level of First Amendment protection to the Internet, and cyber-activists are still dancing in the streets. But is cyberspace really safe from the censors? Despite the Supreme Court's ruling, states are busy crafting censorship laws at home. At least thirteen states have passed legislation since 1995. Jul 11, 2019 · President Trump Praises Sen. Hawley’s “Ending Support for Internet Censorship Act” Thursday, July 11, 2019 Today at the White House Social Media Summit, Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) discussed his Ending Support for Internet Censorship Act and President Donald Trump praised the legislation.