Amnesty International: "The virus of Internet repression is spreading"

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Arguing that censorship is a "virus" affecting the health of the Internet, Amnesty International UK yesterday sponsored a conference called "Some People Think the Internet Is a Bad Thing: The Struggle for Freedom of Expression in Cyberspace." Unless something is done, and soon, Amnesty warns that the Internet "could change beyond all recognition."

The conference, which featured Jimmy Wales, Richard Stallman, and recently-jailed US blogger Josh Wolf, highlighted the growing issue of government-mandated filtering, which is now conducted by 25 countries. Azerbaijan, Burma, India, South Korea, and Thailand all made the list; a complete, worldwide Internet filtering map is also available from the OpenNet Initiative. For those who missed the conference, an archived webcast is available.

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