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Definition

“The action of preventing material that a party considers objectionable from circulating within a system of communication over which that party has no power.” (Microsoft Press Computer Dictionary)

 

Keywords

  • Blacklist
  • Offline censorship
  • Filtering
  • Technical Censorship
 

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 "Ken Berman, director of Internet Technology at the International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB), describes the "Great Fire Wall" of China is; discusses what IBB is doing to help people to freely access information; and outlines the tools available to overcome Internet censorship".

 

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    Reference Books

    Encyclopedia of Censorship
    Call Number: REF Z 658 .W675 C38 2001

    Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment
    Call Number: REF HV 6017 .E524 2002

    Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security
    Call Number: REF JF 1525 .I6 E63 2004

    Library in a Book: Censorship
    Call Number: REF Z658 .U5 R55

    West’s Encyclopedia of American Law
    Call Number: REF KF 154 .W47 1998
    “Censorship” and “Internet”

     
     

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