Newspapers, 32
New York Times,1 8
New Zealand, 166–176
Nicaragua, 126
Nigeria, 131
Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), 1,
21–22
basement operations and, 125–126
blogs and, 136, 142–143
civic networks and, 125–126
corporate ethics and, 106, 120–122
human rights and, 133
interference by, 128
International Covenant on Civil and
Political Rights (ICCPR) and, 79, 84, 86–
87
rise of, 123
surveillance and, 115
Normative analysis, 43
human rights and, 49
legitimate state control and, 44–45
restriction concerns and, 50–51
technical limitations and, 45–49
North Africa, 3–4, 41–43, 105, 107. See also
Specific country
North Korea, 6, 10, 20, 347–349
O’Brien, Rory, 126
Olympic Watch, 133
Oman, 8, 15–16, 135, 350–354
Online fraud, 31
Online publishers, 111–112
OpenNet Initiative (ONI), vii–viii, x, xiii–xv, 2
civil society actors and, 133–136
global filtering data and, 5–27
International Covenant on Civil and Political
Rights (ICCPR) and, 79, 83
measurement methodology of, 5–6
monitoring by, 53–54
trends in filtering and, 41–43
Open Society Institute, 128
Optional Protocol of the International
Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 86–
87
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
Development (OECD), 94–95, 98
Overbreadth, 45–48
Pakistan, 31
blogs and, 12, 18
country summary of, 355–359
Deregulation Facilitation Unit and, 83
human rights and, 133
International Covenant on Civil and Political
Rights (ICCPR) and, 83
international gateways and, 13
IP blocking and, 14
political filtering and, 9
Palfrey, John G., ix–xv, 1–4, 29–56, 103–
122
Passports, 35
PayPal, 132
Peace of Westphalia, 73
Peer-to-peer networks, 52
People’s War, 131
PGP, 127–128
Piracy, 131
Plan of Action (Geneva Declaration of
Principles and),97
Podcasting, 32
Poland, 70
Policy, vii–viii
Alien Tort Claims Act (ACTA) and, 91–94,
97
civil society actors and, 123–124
corporations and, 105–122
disintermediation trends and, 74–75
Global Online Freedom Act (GOFA) and,
118
international system and, 73–98
International Telecommunications Union
(ITU) and, 119–120
Internet Governance Forum and, 74
Organisation for Economic Co-operation
and Development (OECD) and, 94–95
Peace of Westphalia and, 73
trade, 88–90, 96–98, 103–122
World Trade Organization (WTO) and, 88–
90
Politics
civic networks and, 123–128
civil society actors and, 142–144
dark nets and, 124, 129–133
democracy and, 50–51, 89, 104, 109, 135–
136
444
Index
New York Times,1 8
New Zealand, 166–176
Nicaragua, 126
Nigeria, 131
Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), 1,
21–22
basement operations and, 125–126
blogs and, 136, 142–143
civic networks and, 125–126
corporate ethics and, 106, 120–122
human rights and, 133
interference by, 128
International Covenant on Civil and
Political Rights (ICCPR) and, 79, 84, 86–
87
rise of, 123
surveillance and, 115
Normative analysis, 43
human rights and, 49
legitimate state control and, 44–45
restriction concerns and, 50–51
technical limitations and, 45–49
North Africa, 3–4, 41–43, 105, 107. See also
Specific country
North Korea, 6, 10, 20, 347–349
O’Brien, Rory, 126
Olympic Watch, 133
Oman, 8, 15–16, 135, 350–354
Online fraud, 31
Online publishers, 111–112
OpenNet Initiative (ONI), vii–viii, x, xiii–xv, 2
civil society actors and, 133–136
global filtering data and, 5–27
International Covenant on Civil and Political
Rights (ICCPR) and, 79, 83
measurement methodology of, 5–6
monitoring by, 53–54
trends in filtering and, 41–43
Open Society Institute, 128
Optional Protocol of the International
Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 86–
87
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
Development (OECD), 94–95, 98
Overbreadth, 45–48
Pakistan, 31
blogs and, 12, 18
country summary of, 355–359
Deregulation Facilitation Unit and, 83
human rights and, 133
International Covenant on Civil and Political
Rights (ICCPR) and, 83
international gateways and, 13
IP blocking and, 14
political filtering and, 9
Palfrey, John G., ix–xv, 1–4, 29–56, 103–
122
Passports, 35
PayPal, 132
Peace of Westphalia, 73
Peer-to-peer networks, 52
People’s War, 131
PGP, 127–128
Piracy, 131
Plan of Action (Geneva Declaration of
Principles and),97
Podcasting, 32
Poland, 70
Policy, vii–viii
Alien Tort Claims Act (ACTA) and, 91–94,
97
civil society actors and, 123–124
corporations and, 105–122
disintermediation trends and, 74–75
Global Online Freedom Act (GOFA) and,
118
international system and, 73–98
International Telecommunications Union
(ITU) and, 119–120
Internet Governance Forum and, 74
Organisation for Economic Co-operation
and Development (OECD) and, 94–95
Peace of Westphalia and, 73
trade, 88–90, 96–98, 103–122
World Trade Organization (WTO) and, 88–
90
Politics
civic networks and, 123–128
civil society actors and, 142–144
dark nets and, 124, 129–133
democracy and, 50–51, 89, 104, 109, 135–
136
444
Index