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Burma Rethinks Censorship. A Bit.
Under the guise of a new parliamentary system, Burma’s government is indicating that it may relax its draconian media censorship policy.
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The Mysterious Hu Jintao
China’s president has overseen rapid economic expansion. But his elusiveness has robbed the country of a much-needed voice.
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Living in a Despot’s Walled Garden
North Korea’s development of a walled garden ‘app’ is only the most extreme example of what governments may do to restrict web access.
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Sex and the Censors in Asia
South-east Asian governments are increasingly censoring ‘immoral’ web content. Do they have political motivations as well?
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Indonesia and Free Speech
With Thailand’s woes, eyes have turned to Indonesia as a democracy model for South-east Asia. The censors could change that.
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The Real Google Spat Lessons
For fans of Casablanca, Google's encounter with the Chinese government may be reminiscent of Police Captain Renault, who claimed to be 'shocked, shocked!' that gambling was going on inside Rick's casino.&
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Iran, Michael Jackson, and Generation X
Our writer argues that his young tech-savvy peers, celebrity fixations aside, are increasingly engaged in global issues like this summer's riots in Tehran.
