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| Subject: South-east Asia political protesters caught in a web of censorship Mon Oct 25, 2010 2:20 am | |
| Governments across south-east Asia are following China's authoritarian censorship of the digital world to keep political dissent in check.
Vietnam, Burma, Thailand, Cambodia and the Philippines have all moved, or are moving towards, monitoring internet use, blocking international sites and silencing web dissidents.
While much is made of China's authoritarian attitude towards the internet, a majority of south-east Asian governments have similar controls and many are moving towards tighter regulation. Advertisement: Story continues below
Five of the region's leading bloggers spoke about the present restrictions they face, and future fears, for this report.
Raymond Palatino, a Filipino MP and editor with the Global Voices website, says governments are starting to use arguments of morality and decency to censor access to information.
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