Quote Originally Posted by Eric C. View Post
I think this picture from Wiki can't be trusted (no idea who put it on there). They have no data for Japan, still they are claiming both North and South Koreas to have the same level of censorship, that's completely insane! Those poor people in North Korea would be executed for the very fact of having a PC at home.

Also, still "under surveillance" seems better than "selective censorship", then why did you say Australia had harsher censorship than Belarus?
Well that map was one of Wikipedias fancy interactive svg pictures, so I'd guess that it's been put together by one of their more senior contributors.

North Koreans can typically not access the internet at all, even if they have a computer (which some do - you are wrong there.) They have a sort of national intranet with forums and news. Censored. The North Koreans will not get "executed for having a computer at home". Did you make that up? Else, state your source! In fact, a computer can be bought at the market there, and according to what I have read, it is not unusual for upper middle class people there to have a computer. But it is true that they cannot use the internet. Obviously a state of serious censorship. Probably there was no data for North Korea available.

South Korea blocks all sites related to pro-North Korea information, and that alone qualifies them as a country with quite serious restrictions. South Koreans who want to read such information have to use foreign proxy servers and risk prison.

Australia, due to its geography is able to restrict people's access much easier than almost any other country. Their censoring is for child porn and suspected terror related sites. Also, random filesharing sites. But some rather surprising sites made it onto the list, and the majority of Australians are furious about the restrictions.

We have yet to get proof that Belarus blocks any sites at all.

I interpreted "selective censorship" as less serious than "under surveillance" based on the colouring and the wording. Regardless, Belarus seems to have the same level as Russia and there is no restrictions in Russia, this topic has already come up on the forum and the Russians have said that there is absolutely no monitoring.

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And finally: US Threatened To Blacklist Spain For Not Implementing Site Blocking Law