Open AccessThe Page You Are Attempting to Access Has Been Blocked in Accordance with National Laws: Applying a Corporate Responsibility Framework to Human Rights Issues Facing Internet Companies
Author(s) -
Emily C. Miletello
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
pittsburgh journal of technology law and policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2164-800X
DOI - 10.5195/tlp.2011.61
Subject(s) - censorship , human rights , the internet , national security , intellectual property , torture , politics , government (linguistics) , pornography , china , law , order (exchange) , business , child pornography , internet privacy , political science , linguistics , philosophy , finance , world wide web , computer science
According to the OpenNet Intiative, at least 40 countries engage in some degree of Internet censorship. 1 While censorship may be considered justifiable for various reasons—including national security, blocking child pornography, or protecting intellectual property—some authoritative states, most notably China, censor the Internet in order to control the activities of political dissidents, international human rights groups, or those who may be otherwise critical of the government. Potentially more troubling, both authoritative nations and liberal democracies alike frequently request user-data information from Internet companies, which may infringe on individual rights to privacy and free speech, and may even lead to arbitrary detention and torture.