Thursday, June 30, 2011

Google "Transparency Report" Shows How Often Governments Ask Google to Remove Content, or Block Google Entirely

Sometimes Google has to remove content from its domain because government agencies around the world ask Google to do so.

Jun 2, 2011SyriaAll Google services inaccessible. [Source: Renesys]
Mar 28, 2011ArmeniaAll Google services partially accessible. [Source: Guardian]
Mar 28, 2011GeorgiaAll Google services partially accessible. [Source: Guardian]
Mar 3, 2011LibyaAll Google services inaccessible.
Mar 1, 2011TurkeyBlogger partially accessible. [Source: TurkishPress]
Feb 18, 2011LibyaAll Google services inaccessible.
Feb 17, 2011LibyaYouTube inaccessible.
Feb 8, 2011SyriaYouTube accessible. [Source: BBC]
Jan 30, 2011IranGoogle Videos inaccessible.
Jan 27, 2011EgyptAll Google services inaccessible for 5 days during protests. [Source: Renesys]
Jan 26, 2011SudanYouTube was partially accessible for 3 days.
Jun 3, 2010TurkeyAdwords, Analytics and Docs inaccessible for a week during attempt to block YouTube. [Source: ONI]
May 20, 2010PakistanYouTube inaccessible for 6 days due to concerns around the "Everyone Draw Mohammad Day" competition organized by a Facebook user. [Source: CNN]
Jun 13, 2009IranYouTube inaccessible following disputed Presidential election. [Source: ONI]
Mar 23, 2009ChinaYouTube inaccessible.
Mar 6, 2009BangladeshYouTube inaccessible for 4 days due to controversial content. [Source: BBC]

All dates are given in Pacific time.


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