International Tibet Independence Movement,
29
Internet, vii–viii
connection protocols and, 57–58
corporations and, 102–122
dark net and, 124, 129–133
democracy and, 50–51
first-order regulation and, 106–107
Global Online Freedom Act (GOFA) and,
118, 121
global study of, 22–23
hacktivists and, 127–128, 134–135
information suppression and, 31–41
intellectual property rights and, 9, 74
International Telecommunications Union
(ITU) and, 119–120
Internet Governance Forum (IGF) and, 74
public access points and, 34
restriction concerns and, 50–51
routers and, 57
second-order regulation and, 107
surveillance and, 35–36
tools of, 9, 12, 128–133
unregulability theory and, 30–31
Web 2.0 and, 30, 32, 36–37
Working Group on Internet Governance
and, 74
World Intellectual Property Organization
(WIPO) and, 74
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names
and Numbers (ICANN), 120
Internet exchange ports (IXPs), 34
Internet Governance Forum (IGF), 31, 74, 98,
120
Internet protocol (IP) blocking, 12–18, 33, 57
Internet Service Providers (ISPs), 104
bandwidth and, 62
cache and, 61–62
choke point and, 65
connection protocols and, 57–58
filtering strategies and, 12–18
as international gateways, 12–13
IP blocking and, 12–18, 33, 57
just-in-time blocking and, 144–146
liability and, 33, 83
overbreadth and, 46–48
proxy server and, 61–62
redirecting and, 15–16
server takedown and, 64
surveillance and, 35–36
system positioning and, 65–66
underbreadth and, 48–49
URL filtering and, 33–34
Iran, 6, 15, 143
blogs and, 53, 142
Committee in Charge of Determining
Unauthorized Sites and, 83
content restriction and, 33
country summary of, 292–299
cyber-dissidents and, 34–35
human rights and, 133
International Covenant on Civil and Political
Rights (ICCPR) and, 83
political filtering and, 9
redirecting and, 16
URL filtering and, 37
Iraq, 300–303
Islam, 12
Israel, 130, 304–307
Jamaica, 87
Japan, 6
Jihad sites, 130
Jingjing and Chacha, 65
Jordan, 8, 144, 308–311
Judeo-Christian culture, 75
Just-in-time blocking, 143–146
Kazakhstan, 8, 312–316
Keane, John, 124
Keywords, 15, 136, 141, 148n28
Kummer, Marcus, 120
Kyrgyzstan
civil society actors and, 144–145
control issues and, 41–42, 53
country summary of, 317–320
Language, 15, 21, 39, 136, 141–142, 148n28
Latin America, 197–206. See also Specific
country
Lebanon, 130
Legal issues, 38, 54n8
Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCA) and, 91–94,
97
442
Index
29
Internet, vii–viii
connection protocols and, 57–58
corporations and, 102–122
dark net and, 124, 129–133
democracy and, 50–51
first-order regulation and, 106–107
Global Online Freedom Act (GOFA) and,
118, 121
global study of, 22–23
hacktivists and, 127–128, 134–135
information suppression and, 31–41
intellectual property rights and, 9, 74
International Telecommunications Union
(ITU) and, 119–120
Internet Governance Forum (IGF) and, 74
public access points and, 34
restriction concerns and, 50–51
routers and, 57
second-order regulation and, 107
surveillance and, 35–36
tools of, 9, 12, 128–133
unregulability theory and, 30–31
Web 2.0 and, 30, 32, 36–37
Working Group on Internet Governance
and, 74
World Intellectual Property Organization
(WIPO) and, 74
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names
and Numbers (ICANN), 120
Internet exchange ports (IXPs), 34
Internet Governance Forum (IGF), 31, 74, 98,
120
Internet protocol (IP) blocking, 12–18, 33, 57
Internet Service Providers (ISPs), 104
bandwidth and, 62
cache and, 61–62
choke point and, 65
connection protocols and, 57–58
filtering strategies and, 12–18
as international gateways, 12–13
IP blocking and, 12–18, 33, 57
just-in-time blocking and, 144–146
liability and, 33, 83
overbreadth and, 46–48
proxy server and, 61–62
redirecting and, 15–16
server takedown and, 64
surveillance and, 35–36
system positioning and, 65–66
underbreadth and, 48–49
URL filtering and, 33–34
Iran, 6, 15, 143
blogs and, 53, 142
Committee in Charge of Determining
Unauthorized Sites and, 83
content restriction and, 33
country summary of, 292–299
cyber-dissidents and, 34–35
human rights and, 133
International Covenant on Civil and Political
Rights (ICCPR) and, 83
political filtering and, 9
redirecting and, 16
URL filtering and, 37
Iraq, 300–303
Islam, 12
Israel, 130, 304–307
Jamaica, 87
Japan, 6
Jihad sites, 130
Jingjing and Chacha, 65
Jordan, 8, 144, 308–311
Judeo-Christian culture, 75
Just-in-time blocking, 143–146
Kazakhstan, 8, 312–316
Keane, John, 124
Keywords, 15, 136, 141, 148n28
Kummer, Marcus, 120
Kyrgyzstan
civil society actors and, 144–145
control issues and, 41–42, 53
country summary of, 317–320
Language, 15, 21, 39, 136, 141–142, 148n28
Latin America, 197–206. See also Specific
country
Lebanon, 130
Legal issues, 38, 54n8
Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCA) and, 91–94,
97
442
Index