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Amnesty warns against net censorship

07/06/07 – The human rights group Amnesty International has warned that precautions must be taken to avoid the erosion of online freedoms. They have warned that the internet "could change beyond all recognition" if action is not taken.
Amnesty have made the warning prior to a conference they are organising where victims of repression will talk about their experiences.
The pressure group have warned that the "virus of internet repression" has now spread from a small minority of countries to dozens of governments.

Companies such as Google, Microsoft and Yahoo are accused of being complicit in the problem.
This is because Amnesty believes these countries allow limitations on their net services in countries such as China.

When they are challenged on these issues the large companies maintain that they are simply abiding by local laws.
The biggest worry for Amnesty is the growth of online censorship.
Tom Hancock, campaign director for Amnesty said: "The Chinese model of an internet that allows economic growth but not free speech or privacy is growing in popularity, from a handful of countries five years ago to dozens of governments today who block sites and arrest bloggers."

The latest Open Net Initiative report on internet filtering showed that at least 25 countries now apply state-mandated net filtering.

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