How Internet Censorship Really Works

Juan Cole 07/02/2013

The Berkman Center points out that the internet is not a public space. It is a private space that tolerates some public speech; but not all public speech.

Often there is no transparency in what content is removed and why and by whom.

This video explains how the internet is censored by governments and corporations :

About the Author

Juan Cole is the founder and chief editor of Informed Comment. He is Richard P. Mitchell Professor of History at the University of Michigan and an adjunct professor, Gulf Studies Center, Qatar University. He is author of, among many other books, Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires. Follow him at @jricole.