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Amnesty Int'l Warns Of Web Censorship "Virus"

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It may not be fatal, but it’s a pretty bad disease nonetheless; according to Amnesty International, “The virus of Internet repression is spreading.”

Those words were spoken by Tim Hancock, the organization’s campaigns director in the UK, during a conference.  “The ‘Chinese model’ - of an Internet that allows economic growth but not free speech or privacy - is growing in popularity, from a handful of countries five years ago to dozens of governments today who block sites and arrest bloggers,” he continued.

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