Internet Censorship Online Contest Winner

MELISSA ANNE ANTHONY

Internet censorship online contest winner

Hey the time that you guys have been waiting for has finally arrived. We are about to announce the winner of our online contest and before that we would like to take this opportunity to thank those who have participated in our contest and took the effort to register yourself and took the initiative to send us your best slogan. Dun feel sad and down if you did not win this contest , keep your head up because you guys have done your best and we appreciate your participation :) Thank you once again

The winner of this online contents with the best and most creative slogan goes to MELLISSA ANNE..
Congratulation Melissa. :)

The winning slogan is censorship any form is the enemy of creativity, since it cuts off the life blood of creativity.

Congratulation once again to the winner. Thanks to every participants once again. God bless all :)

Asia censorship blogspot slogan contest 2012!

Guys the Asia censorship blogspot contest 2012 is now here! what are you waiting for? send in your details and slogans contest and stand a chance to win a grand prize RM 100.00!

Is it necessary for the Government to monitor every avtivity in the Internet?

Based on the pie chart above, we can clearly see that it is necessary for the government to monitor whatever activities that take place in the internet. 71% voted yes, it is necessary and 28% voted no, it's not necessary.

Government should monitor every activity on the Internet to avoid any mishaps or problems in the future. Monitoring does not mean that they should always 'masuk campur' but they must be on a look-out for any fishy activity.

Fishy activities are like big amount of money transfer, nude pictures, any unwanted video, any post or statements about someone, and many more. Due to the high technology, everyone seem to use the Internet for everything, which can be for a right purpose or wrong purpose.

The Government should monitor to prevent any breach of trust or whatsoever.

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Internet censorship in Indonesia

After the online release of the “Peterporn” sex tapes earlier this summer in Indonesia, the government there began panicked talk of Internet censorship to stop this kind of material from appearing for dissemination once more. Even though this predominantly Muslim nation already has anti-pornography laws in place which permit the government to prosecute offenders who post these prohibited materials online, this deterrent has been deemed ineffective after this recent rash of releases. Now along with the support of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who was once hesitant about enacting any sort of mass censorship, a new filtration plan has been thrown together in a haphazard way that looks to be neither organized nor sustainable. The government is placing the filtration burden on the ISPs and public access points to the Internet, like cyber cafes. Surprisingly, there has been little-to-no objection from the Indonesian service providers except for concerns over the technical feasibility of the filtration. The government slapped a target date for the blockage of porn sites to become active before the Muslim holy fasting period of Ramadan. With it starting on August 11th this year, the preparation period for these filters was only about one month. 

INTERNET CENSORSHIP IN ASIA 2012 ONLINE CONTEST

The time you have been waiting for has finally arrived!! Expose your creativity by joining our Internet Censorship Online Contest by creating a slogan not less than 20 words based on the picture below. Remember your slogan should relate back to Internet Censorship and it should be your own words. Slogans that are not related to internet censorship or copied from any sites will be disqualified.

Rate how strong is Malaysia's internet censorship. ( 1 being the lowest and 5 being the highest)

Based on the poll above, we can clearly see that Malaysia's censorship is just in the border of it. 83% of people rated Malaysia's internet censorship as 3, which is not too strong and not too weak.

From here we can see that Malaysia still has to improve on its internet censorship. Recently, many cases were brought on internet censorship. There was one case whereby a university student posted something about our Prime Minister and the government were able to detect and called him for enquiry.

Malaysia should tighten their rules on internet censorship as in certain things you can post and certain things you cannot post. Malaysia should come up with a guideline for the people on internet censorship.

Internet Censorship In Vietnam

Internet censorship is getting tighter in Vietnam. In recent days, student and young people have complained that local authorities have partially or wholly blocked access to sites like Facebook, the BBC Vietnamese service and Vietnamese media based abroad. Many websites writing about democracy, freedom, justice and peace cannot be opened, Hanoi Catholics told AsiaNews. Dorothy Chou, a policy analyst at Google, recently looked at the Vietnamese government’s new internet regulations. She found that Vietnamese authorities now have the means to block access to websites, as well as to track user activities.

 In Ho Chi Minh City, people told AsiaNews that “local authorities are blocking all radical sites This has pushed cybercafés to install programmes with violent games. Children and young people end up spending time and money on them. They live in a virtual world and have no relations with their families and communities. One cybercafé manager in the capital said that since people cannot open sites that discuss democracy, freedom, justice and peace, to make money I had to install violent and deceitful games.

INTERNET CENSORSHIP IN ASIA 2012 ONLINE CONTEST

RULES & REGULATIONS

    1: This Censorship Online Contest is organized by Internet Censorship Asia 2012 and is open to 

        all  Malaysian residents between the ages of 18 and above.

    2: The following groups of persons shall not be eligible to participate in this Contest:

        Employees of the Organiser  and their immediate family members parents, brothers, sisters or

         any   other relatives.

DURATION

      This Contest will run from 15 March 2012 to 25 March 2012 [“the Contest Period”]. The 

      Organiser    shall reserve the right to amend the Contest Period at any time without prior notice. 

      All   entries received outside the Contest Period will be automatically disqualified. 

SUBMISSION OF ENTRIES AND QUALIFYING CRITERIA

     To participate in this Contest, the participants must first be registered as a contestant

1. Registration is only open to Malaysian residents.
2. . There are  2 stages of the Contest.
3. To enter the Contest, , Name, Email address, Mobile number is needed. To register, participant should email your details  to us at rajcensorz@gmail.com/ joancensorz@gmail.com or kavithacensorz@gmail.com
4. The participants who have registered during Stage 1 will be notified via Email about Stage 2 of the Contest.
5. Stage 1 Registrations will be closed on 30 March 2012  at 23:59:59. Registrations after the date mentioned will not be qualified.
6. In stage 2 the eligible contestant will be asked to create a slogan for a picture and it has to be related to censorship.
7. Contestant have to be creative and the slogan should not be more then 15 words.
8. Participant should post their slogans to our blog.
9. Each participant may submit only one (1) valid  slogan. Each entry received during the Contest Period will be serialized according to the most creative and  superlative slogan.
10. In the event of duplicate entries from the same participant, the submitted entry which is most recent will be treated as a valid entry.
11. All submissions for Stage 2 must be received by the Organiser by 23:59:59 on 2nd April,2012. Submissions after this date will be disqualified.
12. The winner will be notified via Email and telephone call on  6 April 2012

PRIZES

1. The Grand Prize winner will be selected  by  the contributors of this blog .The decisions on all matters are final and binding and no correspondence or appeal will be entertained.
2. The Grand  winner will be entitle to RM100.00
3. Is not exchangeable of any other goods.

OTHER TERMS& CONDITIONS 

     1: All materials, slogan submitted must be original and shall not breach any intellectual property 

         rights  belonging to any party.

     2: The Organiser  decisions are final and no correspondence thereon will be entertained.

     3: The Organiser, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to modify these Rules & Regulations 

         without any prior notice

Internet Censorship in Pakistan

The recent news in Pakistan, the Lahore high court has ordered the Ministry of Telecom and Information to disable Facebook by October 6, 2011 due to the fact that users in Facebook posts contents which promotes religious discriminations. 

This isn't the first time such decisions are made in Pakistan. However in 2010, the government temporarily blocked Facebook for posting blasphemous content. This is mainly because Pakistan had a long history of censorship relevant to religions. During the years back, they used to ban books, newspapers, even journals and imprisoned journalists who tried to raise their voice against the government. They claim that religious discriminations are attacking human rights.

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has sent a legal notice to all the ISPs asking to furnish detailed report about the customers using Encrypted VPNs. This is so that whoever wants to use this technology needs the permission from the government to access it. 

Reference: http://www.bestvpnservice.com/blog/internet-censorship-in-asia-part-1

Censorship in China

In terms of censorship in Asian countries, China leads the group which are well known for censorship. It is on the record that the government blocks and regulated many of the sites in China, at one point of time people could not access the popular internet social networking sites such as Facebook.


One of the most effective website are those that have discussion pertaining the Dalai Lama, who is the spiritual leader of Tibet. He is said to have a keen interest in Science and has been researching about how meditation effects the brain.


According to Wikipedia, the are rumours that the internet police unit of China stands at a staggering 30, 000 personnel. The most commonly effected individual are journalist and individuals that call on the government to reform of corruption, transparency and many other issues. China is 1 of the countries that are under communist ruling, the freedom of open interaction on the internet thrives on what the communist feels fine about.

Any dissenting views in regards to political ideology, transparency, governance, value and economy of the communist party quickly barred from the internet and offenders are arrested. Many bloggers have also been arrested for voicing out out many issues affecting the Chinese community.


It is also said that the government of China has a number of gadgets such as human face recognition and video monitoring that aid the internet police in regards to offenders in regards to internet security. In regards of Internet content, websites that offends the authorities are blocked or barred, Censorship is done through IP blocking, URL filtering, packet filtering and DNS filtering and redirection.

Censorship in India takes a New Twist

India has urged social media sites, which include Facebook, Twitter and even Goggle to remove offensive material and self censor user generated content, unleashing a storm of criticism from internet users complaining of censorship in the worlds largest democracy. 


This rules requires companies like Yahoo, Facebook and Twitter that provide the platform for users to comment and create their own content to respond quickly to complaints from individual users. If the complainants claim is valid, this company must take down the offensive information within 36 hours.

Government official are upset about web pages that are insulting to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, ruling Party congress leader Sonia Ghandi and major religious figures. Some illustrations have shown Singh and Ghandi in compromising position and running around through Mecca, Islam's holly city.


Indian IT minister Kapil Sibal spoke repeatedly with officials from major Internet companies over the past 3 months and asked them to come up with a voluntary framework to keep offensive material off the net.


Indian is more sensitive than other countries, some amount of check and balance is required but the pre screen every material is an uphill task and may not be practically applicable.It is not clear how far the government will go to monitor the web but it certainly seem like the internet experience in India set to change  for both users and service provider.  

Reference

1. Guardian.co.uk website, internet censorship India democracy [Online ], Retrieved 8th March 2012

     URL : :http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/feb/07/internet-censorship-india-democracy

SELF CENSORSHIP

Based on the poll majority answered it is important to have self censorship. self censorship can be defined as control of what you say or do in order to avoid problems or offending others, but without being told officially that such control is necessary

it is vital to practice self censorship mainly when your posting or updating anything on net simply because many people will be viewing your post. Self censorship can be done by filtering words or sentences that is offensive or problematic which may put you in trouble in future. Posting issues regarding races, politics or any important people or well known people which is sensitive or complex has a high tendency to put you in hot soup. 


so in order to protect ourselves from getting into unnecessary problems in future, it is advisable to be carefull on what we post on net. it is important because you can save yourself and your family and closed one from getting into trouble.

Internet Censorship in Singapore

Singapore is an economic leader in Southeast Asia, with a vibrant information communication technologies sector. However the state maintains a strong formal and informal controls over the information to which its citizens have access. Singapore's official position is that the state filters Internet content to promote social values and maintain national unity. Singapore's media acts as a "semi-official bridge between the public and Government. In Singapore,formal actions to control content is frequent.

The Singapore Telecommunications Act requires Internet access servise providers (IASPs) to obtain a license before offering services to the public in Singapore. Under the Media Development Authority of Singapore Act ( MDA), the MDA has authority to require the blocking of specific external sites or domain and to mandate the removal or moderation of 'objectionable' content hosted by service or content providers .

The MDA's Internet Code of Practice defines prohibited content, which engaged in explicit sexual activity, advocates homosexuality or lesbianism, shows sexual activity by a person less than 16 years old , violence and cruelty, endorse ethnic, racial or religious hatred. In practice, the MDA claims to have established a 'symbolic' list of 100 sites that are officially blocked. People attempting to view any sites on this list will be informed that the in question is blocked.

Based On Your Opinion, Which Content Should Be Censored The Most?

Based on the pie chart above, we can clearly see that pornographic materials are definately the most important content to be censored. Pornographic material, which came in highest,66%, vulgar words and religions or clutures has 16% respectively and violent content has nil.

Pornographic material nowadays can be downloaded into our laptops and handphones just in a split second. Thanks to another connecting method known as bluetooth, people can now share the pornographic material using bluetooth. The internet should most definately censor any pornographic pictures, text, video and even websites that cater to this.

Vulgar words is also important as the internet is open to public. People from all ages, especially kids, are prone to this. Vulgar words or language should be censored by totally removing or changing the words and languages.

Religions and cultures issues are equally important as this kind of issues can lead to uninvited problems, such as, racial fights.

Law of Internet Censorship in Malaysia

In March 1999, numerous media organisations reported that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad had said there would be no censorship of the Internet. For example, in an article titled Do Away With Internet Censorship: PM the Utusan Express reported:

"KUALA LUMPUR March 16 - Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad has advised the Cabinet to dispense with attempts on internet censorship, said Multimedia Development Corporation (MDC) executive chairman Tan Sri Dr Othman Yeop Abdullah today.
'The Prime Minister has given specific instructions that there will not be censorship on the internet. That's the position of the government,' he said at a press conference.
He explained that the Prime Minister was reaffirming a pledge in the Bill of Guarantee last week that there will be no censorship on the internet.

On 14 February 2002, an article in The Australian reported that the Malaysian government had signalled an intent to require website operators to obtain licences. According to the article "Steven Gan, editor-in-chief of Malaysiakini.com, says the Mahathir government's plan to require licences for website operators would effectively silence the only dissenting media voices in a nation with rigid controls over traditional news outlets, especially newspapers."

Thailands massive internet censorship

Global Voices Advocacy (GVD), a global anti-censorship network of bloggers and online activists, has launched a shocking report that Thailand has blocked at least 113,000 websites deemed to pose a threat to national security. With its objective to defend free speech online, Global Voices revealed that Thailand's Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT) and the Centre for the Resolution of Emergency Situations (CRES) admitted to blocking 48,000 websites in May this year, 50,000 in June and July and adding 500 more per day. Asia Sentinel has been blocked intermittently in Thailand over stories critical of the political crisis in the country.

Almost all blocked websites were accused of breaching Thailand's infamous lese-majeste law.

Lese-majeste, or the crime of injury to the royalty, is defined by Article 112 of the Thai Criminal Code, which states that defamatory, insulting or threatening comments about the king, queen and regent are punishable by three to 15 years in prison. On top of this, the information ministry announced a blacklist of 200 persons banned from posting to the Internet. This restriction was undefined but presumably all sites bearing these names will be blocked. Blocking websites will prove to be futile since the world of Internet is borderless. How many websites have to be closed down in order to protect national security? In reality, the government's latest move is likely to hinder its own effort to achieve reconciliation. The government may argue that some websites with malicious intent must be banned. But exploiting lèse-majesté law to undermine political opponents will further deepen social injustice and aggravate hatred that has prevailed in the Thai society.

Transcript :




Merujuk kepada berita dari surat khabar The Star yang bertarikh 31 Januari 2012, ia mencatatkan bahawa 'blogger' Datuk Ahirudin, atau lebih dikenali sebagai Rocky, di internet, telah meminta maaf kepada bekas eksekutif tinggi surat khabar New Straits Times Paper (NSTP).




Sebagai penyelesaian, ia mencatatkan bahawa Ahirudin "megenali, mengakui, dan bersimpati akan kemaluan dan kesulitan yang dilanda kepada plaintif tersebut dan keluarganya akibat kenyataan awam itu di internet.




Ahirudin juga telah bersetuju bahawa dia tidak akan mempamerkan apa-apa kenyataan awam seperti itu di internet lagi.




Jadi, kita semua boleh melihat bagaimana satu kenyataan di internet boleh menjadi huru-hara dan menjadi kes mahkamah. Pastikan bahawa anda fikir dahulu sebelum mempamerkan apa-apa di internet.





English Translation :


Based on a news article taken from The Star Newspaper dated 31st January 2012, it was stated that blogger Datuk Ahirudin, or better known as Rocky in weblog, has apologized to former top executives of New Straits Times Paper(NSTP).


As a settlement, it was stated that Ahirudin, " acknowledges, recognizes and empathises with the distress and difficulity that the plaintiff and his family had to face due to the publication of the statement.


Ahirudin also has agreed and promised not to make any similar statements in the internet in the future.


So, we can see how a simple statement in the internet can become a big fuss and can be a court case. Therefore, make sure you think twice before posting any kind of statements in the internet to avoid mishaps.

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Vanakam...


Indraya nagariya ulagil kanniniyin payanpadu atigaritukku vittatu. perumpalanna illanggalil ondrukkum metpatta  kanini payanpattil irukkirathu. Inaiya talattai payanpaduttu bawargalin yennikkai atigamaga ullatthal tevai illatavaigalai tanikkai seivathu migamiga mukkiam. Manawargal aditadi sambattam patta vishanggalil iruntum abbasam padanggal mattam samayatthriku muranpadana vishangalil iruntum kakkup paduyirangal .Nammai namm patu kattuk kolwatarkum tanikkai utavugiratu. Arasangam sambattam patta vishayangal veliyagamal veliya irupatarkum tanikkai urutunaiyaga irukkiratu. Ethirkalathil namm annaivarum entha oru prachanaiyilum mattik kollamal iruppatarku tanikkai miga miga mukkiam.


Nandri vanakam


Transcript

Hello....

Well  In today's world of modern technologies  there are an increasing number of homes obtaining Internet access and more than half of the households have more than one computer with Internet access. With this increase in Internet usage it is of utmost importance that we have some sort of filtering service on the net.

Well they are many aspects why censorship is very much needed in today’s era. Censorship is important because people should not have to be subject to all things. If there was no censorship that may cause people rights to be void.

Besides that, censorship is important to  keep children from learning inappropriate things at a young age. Example expurgate x rated content, pornography material and offensive site away from kids. It is also important to protect the well-being of certain races, cultures, or religions.

Censorship is also vital in protecting ourselves. Censorship is made to avoid publicizing sensitive issue from being viewed to the public, certain information may be sensitive example any subject associated to the government. Any complex issue should be censored, so you would not get into trouble in the future.




Thank You ...

Is internet censorship necessary in Malaysia?

Censorship is very important in Malaysia especially internet censorship. From the poll question posted, 100% agreed that internet censorship in necessary in Malaysia because in today’s world, of modern technologies there are an increasing number of homes obtaining internet access. As we all know internet censorship is done to avoid children from learning inappropriate things as well as people should not have to be subject to all things. Many children wouldn’t know the inappropriate things that the cyber world may have to offer them but by using the internet daily, they will tend to know things easily. Example: offensive sites and pornography sites are to be kept away from children. In this modern technology world, children from the age of 4 know how to use the internet and Google. So it is very important that we have some sort of filtering service on the net. 

Technology and financial resources asian countries use to police the internet

Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam lack the kind of technology and financial resources that China and some other large countries use to police the Internet. The Southeast Asian nations are using other methods also seen in China  to tamp down criticism, including arresting some bloggers and individuals posting contentious views online.

Malaysia has recently used its colonial-era Internal Security Act, which allows detention for up to two years without trial, to muzzle bloggers. Thailand is ramping up its reliance on a recently introduced Computer Crimes Act to restrict criticism of its royal family and limit the spread of what the government calls seditious material. Vietnam, an authoritarian Communist state, has been arresting people caught posting thoughts that run contrary to government policy, and has detained lawyers who try to defend them.

A number of governments in the region have discovered they can't use technology alone to block out dissent because people will always find a way around it. Instead they are trying to send out the message that the government is watching what their citizens are up to, and many of these arrests are deliberately high-profile.

To be sure, not every government in the region is trying to bolt down the Internet. Singapore, where mainstream media are largely controlled by the government, has taken a relatively hands-off approach to the Internet. The governments of Indonesia and the Philippines don't limit political content on the Internet in their countries.

REFERENCES :

The wall street journal, september 15 2009

url : http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125288982580207609.html

Blogger Apologises to Former NSTP Top Execs (The Star,January 31st 2012)

Based on a news aritcle from The Star Newspaper dated 31st January 2012, it was written that blogger Datuk Ahirudin Atan, or famously known as 'Rocky' in weblog, has apologised to former top executives of New Straits Times Paper (NSTP) Bhd as a part of an out-of-court settlement in a defamation suit.


In the settlement statement, it was recorded that Ahirudin "recognizes, acknowledges and empathises with the considerable distress, embarrassment and inconvenience caused to the plaintiffs resulting from the publication of the statements".


He also agreed that he will not publish any similar allegations concerning the plaintiffs on his weblog or any other websites. The blogger also will remove a link to the Walk With Us weblog that contain similar defamatory statements.


Looking at this news aritcle, we can clearly see how a statement in a blog can lead to a court case. So people, before writing or putting up anything on your blog, please think twice as it can lead you some place that cause you and your family an embarrassement.



Reference : M.Mageswari (2012) The Star Newspaper [online]


http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/1/31/nation2012131095439&sec=nation

Is internet censorship important ?

Censorship is incredibly important and it is certainly an undeniable fact and based on the poll given , 85 % agreed on this and 15 % disagreed on this. Well  In today's world of modern technologies  there are an increasing number of homes obtaining Internet access and more than half of the households have more than one computer with Internet access. With this increase in Internet usage it is of utmost importance that we have some sort of filtering service on the net.

Well they are many aspects why censorship is very much needed in today’s era. Censorship is important because people should not have to be subject to all things. If there was no censorship that may cause people rights to be void.

Besides that, censorship is important to  keep children from learning inappropriate things at a young age. Example expurgate x rated content, pornography material and offensive site away from kids. It is also important to protect the well-being of certain races, cultures, or religions.

Censorship is also vital in protecting ourselves. Censorship is made to avoid publicizing sensitive issue from being viewed to the public, certain information may be sensitive example any subject associated to the government. Any complex issue should be censored, so you would not get into trouble in the future.

References : Margarita VALDÉS CORTÉS <mvaldes@nic.cl>

University of Chile


URL : http://www.isoc.org/inet2000/cdproceedings/8k/8k_4.htm

Disadvantage of Internet censorship

As far as there is advantage in practicing Internet censorship for sure there would be few disadvantage as well simply because every pro's has its con's. The Internet has made the world a smaller place. Censoring content on the Internet removes the ubiquity that it has introduced. Censorship takes a number of forms everywhere from the filter used in a school to the Great Firewall of China. The debate on Internet censorship stems from when it is ineffective, when it's taken too far and when it's used to push personal agendas. There are some points that could be surfaced as the disadvantage of internet censorship such as,Violation of Rights which means the Internet is protected by the Government, though this obviously does not apply in all countries, additionally, schools and companies can make their own rules for their networks. However, in places where free speech is a right, the Internet is protected by it. When a website is shut down or forced to modify its legal content, this censorship violates a webmaster's rights.


Secondly, it would be Widening Social Gaps. The Internet has made the world a smaller place by giving us a global meeting place. It doesn't matter what language you speak or where you were born. By finding common ground on intellectual and ideological levels, you come to recognize that you have more in common with other cultures. If the Internet is censored, you are in less of a situation to learn about others and identify with similarities. Thirdly it would be the Cost. Implementing a censorship system, either small scale within a facility or large scale within a government, takes time and resources. In addition to the cost of the labor and equipment required to set up a filter, firewall or other form of censorship, the system needs to be maintained, occasionally upgraded and repaired as time goes on. Whether the cost of this comes from schools, corporate budgets or government budgets. The money could simply be more effectively spent on more important issues, no matter what the scale.


Last but not least would be, Limiting Educational Resources. While filters get implemented with the best of intentions, they are not a cure-all to hiding inappropriate content. For instance, in schools with a filter designed to keep out inappropriate content may not be able to access content about the book "Pelangi production," as they would be required to purchased it with the original price. Further, if a person is trying to find information on a more controversial topic such as sexuality or drug use to educate himself, he may not be able to access the resources he needs to be as self-educated as possible. In conclusion it should be said that internet censorship should be controlled and limited so that the disadvantage would not overtake the advantages of censorship as it would effect public while trying to obtain some useful information for individual purpose.


Reference:
by By Jodi Strehlow, eHow Contributor [online resources]
URL :http://www.ehow.com/info_8233325_advantages-disadvantages-censoring-internet.html

Benefits of Internet Censorship

Censorship of information on the Internet has become a much publicized debate that currently is a vital topic that is being much discussed by people. There is a great controversy on whether or not is censorship is necessary.

Internet censorship is benefitial in many ways. Firstly, the women and children are protected. The pornography industry is increasingly competitve. Many aduly website think they need to provide more diversions by advocating violent sexual abuse of women and children.

Secondly, by censorship certain information in the Internet, you can actually protect yourself against email spams. Internet spam is unsolicited email. Spam can contain in many types, such as malware, viruses, phishing schemesand spywares. Spyware can be activated by simply opening that particular email. To avoid this, do not open any unknown emails and don't be tempted into any of that. Phishing schemes will try to steal your identity by asking several personal information about yourself. These notes often appears to be form seemingly legitimate financial companies asking you to verify your account and password.

Thirdly, by having this Internet censorship, many sensitive issues cannot be published without any proof. Sensitive issues such as religion, cultures, politics and so on, which can be a threat to our society, is best censored to avoid arguements and maintain peace among us.

References : Usman Qazi (1996) The Internet Censorship Controvery[Online].

URL : http://courses.cs.vt.edu/3604/lib/censorship/notes.html

Techniques for internet censorship

Internet censorship is the control or suppression of the publishing of, or access to information on the Internet. It may be carried out by governments or by private organizations either at the behalf of government or on their own initiative. Individuals and organizations may engage in self-censorship on their own or due to intimidation and fear.

Opinions on the topic of Internet censorship vary, with arguments being made both for and against censorship. Moreover, the extent of Internet censorship varies on a country-to-country basis. While some countries have little Internet censorship, other countries go as far as to limit the access of information such as news and suppress discussion among citizens. Here in Asia we are told to practice internet censorship for a certain extinct due to the rules by government as they say its for public safety.

There are certain techniques used for internet censorship, these techniques are meant to display the message indirectly instead of surfacing the message in detail then to be in a big trouble. The common techniques used is pixelization where pictures are blurred with some alteration to the original picture. The second common technique used is audio editing to change the original voice but due to censorship the voice is altered with different type of voice, for example chipmunk tone,fast tone and slow tone. "Minced oath" is one of the common techniques as well for internet censorship, minced oath simply means to change the pronunciation of the original word but it would sound the same as the original work.

Reference :

 http://www.analectic.org/internet-censorship-government-world/

 http://netcens.blogspot.com/

REASON FOR INTERNET CENSORSHIP

     These days the internet is censored to some extent pretty much everywhere. There are several different reasons that the internet might be censored.

 The most controversial reason would be the political reason. Censorship in most countries is governed and ruled by politics. Sensitive issues about the politics and which is considered to be private and confidential by  them will be censored so it would not cause confusion among the public  and would not create bridge among the public . The censorship is usually to limit access to the sites of minority groups or that oppose what the government has told people.

 Apart from that censorship is also made to expurgate offensive and x rated content from the public.. Censorship is made due to immoral activity , offensive content, profanity language,  unpleasant video are put up on net. Such substances may tarnished public especially kids mind , influencing  them to indulge in uncivilized act  by implementing  act  which is against their cultural background and against their countries  law. Example, Some countries sites that are seen to promote homosexuality are often censored.

 Another reason censorship is made is for security reason. This is done to block sites that belong to terrorist group or extremist. Making sure that delicate issues are not made available to the public. 

Another vital reason would be self – censorship. Censorship is mainly done due to personal interest. We may not want to share information out to the public and also to protect family & self. Because revealing information that are sensitive may put us in hot soup.

REFERENCES :

http://www.str.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=5167

http://gilc.org/speech/osistudy/censorship/

What is Internet Censorship?

   

Censorship comes from the root word known as 'censor'. Oxford dictionary defined censor as official who examines books, films, news, etc. that are about to be published and suppresses any parts that are considered obscene, politically unacceptable, or a threat to security'. In other words, censorship is eliminating or changing a certain content which can be a threat to the society. The word censored is not new to many of us as we hear this word often. For example, in a movie scene whereby a scene has been censored or a certain dialogue was censored. What is internet censorship? Internet censorship is removing or replacing a certain information that is being published in the Internet to maintain its peace among societies.

Internet is a global network of vast information accessible with a computer. With the click of a mouse, an individual can have access of up to 100 million sites filled with educational and recreational information and linked with other related sites to create a spider-like web of topics known as the World Wide Web. Many use the internet for entertainment, business, education, games, social networking and many more but there are some that take this as an advantage to pollute the internet with various content that are obscene,vulgar or lies.

There are quite a number of content that are censored. Most common one is pornographic material. This pronographic material can be nude pictures, dirty  dialogues or text or even videos. The internet is being flooded with many pornographic material despite the tight censorship.



  
    Secondly, violent content. In Malaysia, this violent content is strictly prohibited from publishing. Violent content can be in a form of text, video or pictures. Violent content can be either brutal murder, bad accidents and much more. Some countries gives out the summary of the violent event without the full information.



    Next, profanity language or words are one of the content that are censored. Vulgar or indecent words from any person or a song lyrics in the internet are often removed, replaced or changed (***).



    Sensitive issues such as religions or cultures are censored. This is to respect the other religions. For example, in Malaysia, the word 'pig' is replaced by using 'swine'. This is to respect the Muslims as for them, it's 'haram'.






    Reference :
   http://gilc.org/speech/osistudy/censorship/