Reporters without Borders urges internet users to join in 24-hour online demo against internet censorship
Where: www.rsf.org
When: 11 A.M. on 7 November to 11 A.M. on 8 November
No one should ever be prevented from posting news online or writing a blog, but they are in the 13 countries singled out by Reporters Without Borders for a 24-hour online protest against Internet censorship.
Worldwide, 61 people are currently in prison for posting “subversive” content on a blog or website. Reporters Without Borders is compiling a list of 13 countries whose governments are “Internet enemies” because they censor and block online content that criticises them. The Internet scares. Censors of every kind exploit its flaws and attack those who pin their hopes on it. Multinationals such as Yahoo! cooperate with the Chinese government in filtering the Internet and tracking down cyber-dissidents.
The defence of online free expression and the fate of bloggers in repressive countries concern everyone. So Reporters Without Borders is offering Internet users tools to campaign against Internet predators and is calling on them to participate in an INTERNATIONAL CYBER-DEMO.
Everyone is invited to support this struggle by connecting to the Reporters Without Borders website (www.rsf.org) between 11 a.m. (Paris time) on Tuesday, 7 November, and 11 a.m. on Wednesday, 8 November. Each click will help to change the “Internet Black Holes” map and help to combat censorship. As many people as possible must participate so that this operation can be a success and have an impact on those governments that try to seal off what is meant to be a space where people can express themselves freely.
Protests will also be staged by Reporters Without Borders bureaux around the world to condemn Internet censorship and ethical misconduct of the Internet giants when operating in one of these countries.
Reporters Without Borders will publish the list of the 13 Internet enemies on 7 November and at the same time will launch its blog platform, rsfblog, and an Arabic-language version of its press freedom website.
The agency Saatchi & Saatchi has created an Internet ad calling on the entire Internet community to take part in the 24-hour campaign. All media, websites and blogs that want to support this large-scale protest are invited to get in touch with Cédric Gervet at +33 1 4483-8474.
Freedom of expression is not a luxury. It is everyone’s right!
Hi Ellen,
I’ll call the RSF and find out more about it.
“The struggle is always between the individual and his sacred right to express himself and… the power structure that seeks conformity, suppression and obedience.” —-Justice William O. Douglas
This is an issue being hotly discussed and monitored over here in Japan, too.
I’ve heard of this Chinese initiative a year or two ago from my husband, and some tieing up with countries in Asia, but strongly opposed by internetters in Japan.
We have been hearing a lot of moaning against this Chinese initiative as a matter of fact that I bet you is being discussed by Bansot with her Chinese hosts now kin based on her claim that her husband is a direct descendant of some unknown Chinese being made to look like somebody even when as a historian, I actually have never heard of any Chinese being that “malakas” with the Spanish governors in the Philippines when the Philippines was under Spain, nor was there a Chinese controlling the Galleon trade between the Philippines and the new world (Mexico).
Ang laki talaga ng tupak sa ulo nitong mga sinungaling na ito. Trying hard pa to justify the sudden increase of their assets and wealth!!!
To hell with this censorship, considering a lot of piratings were invented by these Chinese, and reason for all the many restrictions and limitations to prevent them from continuing with their pirating!!!
The Chinese should limit their control within their borders as a matter of fact, and leave other more responsible internetters in other countries to freely explore cyberspace.
At least, over here we enjoy more freedom on the premise that with freedom comes responsibility! Majority of Internetters here in fact are now using fribros optics! ADSL is in fact now a thing of the past.
Anna, what’s the time difference between Paris and Manila?
Ellen,
To know the time in all the countries in the world, you may try using the information at http://www.worldtimezone.com
I use it when I call up my mother in the USA.
MLQ3:
I am not a voter because Japan does not honor dual citizenship, but I am an advocator for the OAV, and voting for Filipinos overseas, but a big NO to internet voting. Lalong madadaya iyan!!! Voting by mail nga dito nadaya din, iyong pang sa Internet with the Bansot and her cohorts maintaining a communications center in Cebu, etc. Believe you me! Dito difference of votes versus the Bansot’s, the figure was a combination of the votes taken from Roco and FPJ. Kaya halatang-halata may daya. We were told of ballots sent from Comelec—kunyari daw nagkamali ang post office sa Japan na na-deviate papuntang Comelec when the truth is that there was no address of the Comelec in the return envelope for ballots sent by voters in Japan to the Philippine Embassy and Consulate.
Kung mandaya sila garapalan—bistado na dini-deny pa!!! 😡
NO TO INTERNET VOTING. BIGYAN NG TRABAHO ANG MGA TAMAD SA COMELEC-TA LANG YATA ANG GUSTO!!!
NO TO INTERNET
Oopps, this should be: NO TO INTERNET VOTING!!! ANO LOKO-LOKO?!
Thanks, Yuko.
Hello, Ellen…
Gosh, I’ve been desperately trying to log onto your blog since 13h00 my time but to no avail. Couldn’t access Quezon’s blog either – only Philippine Commentary’s.
But finally got in.
Time difference I think is 7 hours (we’re into daylight saving time since last week.)
It’s already 16h43 here (04:43 PM.)
I rang RSF and got the voice box – all saints day here too so they must be on holiday but tomorrow, technically isn’t a public holiday – I reckon half of Europe is out prancing around while the weather is still unbelievably good, hehehe! Will try to call them again tomorrow.
(Just sharing with you a post in another blog:)
Re: Abbu Sayyaf
Some 5 years ago, the Philippine government announced very officially to a waiting world that there were no more than 100 or so Abu Sayyaf bandits in the Philippines.
After 5 years of determined and savage, shoot to kill manhunt effected by our WONDERFUL Armed Forces of the Philippines with the assistance of our equally WONDERFUL troopers from the US, use of lots of money, high-tech gadgets (sattelite com courtesy of our GENEROUS friends from the US), and the promise by the nation’s so LOVEABLE commander in chief who once uttered “isang bala lang kayo”, you can’t be serious – the Abu Sayyaff must have been decimated all 100 of them. I shudder to think that the government of the Philippines didn’t say the truth.
Think of how badly the United States Armed Forces would fare, they who have participated in the manhunt since the capture of Commander Robot by our superb Navy Seals (SWAG) if we announce to the world that those 100 Abu Sayyaff have not been totally obliterated. Don’t let the lovely Gloria press fool you that our American friends didn’t go hunting those Abu Sayyaf – they did and my friends in the Philippine military said so themselves (and I’ve got taped recorded conversations to prove that!)
Anyhow, even with only 2 Abu Sayyaff terrorists killed a month since 2001, why, I reckon there shouldn’t be any of these poor terrorists left in Pinas anymore… Wouldn’t you say so?
With that in mind, I reckon that we can safely cross out the Abu Sayyaf from your list of terrorists…unless of course, all the prancing in media by our beloved dear leader Gloria is all bullshit.
Yeah! “Freedom of expression is not a luxury. It is everyone’s right!” and a RESPONSIBILITY, too.
Baka sabihin ni Bansot, Anna, na-resurrect na iyong mga Abus! Namatay pero nabuhay ulit!
Now, if she said that the Abus were wiped out, and they did not die, siguro iba ang pinatay nila! Susmalosep!
You bet, Chi, it has been guaranteed by the Constitution whether in the Philippines or Japan or the USA. And with freedom comes responsibility.
“Freedom of expression is not a luxury. It is everyone’s right!” IT SURE IS!
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Anna de Brux,
A VERY interesting post. As long as a Gloria remains in power, it will be lie after lie after lie…we possibly can’t expect anything less, could we? TRUTH is not in the woman’s vocabulary. TRUTH are only for those with dignity, integrity and honor. Gloria is too short for that!
internet censorship? saan pa tayo hahanap ng maayos at madaling paraan upang maipaabot sa bawat isa ang ating mga hinaing at kuro kuro kung pati dito ay sasalain nila? masaya sila!
Mrivera,
hindi lang yan … gusto pa ng mga “nagmo-monitor” dito sa blog ni Ellen na ang pag-aralan ay mga tulad nina:
Miguel López de Legazpi
Ruy López de Villalobos
Andrés de Urdaneta
Juan De Salcedo
Martin de Goiti
mga “American Generals” , ‘investment bankers’ , ‘Henry Ford’ , ‘Rockefeller/Carnegie’ , Michel Camdessus , Hugh Hefner , Larry Flynt at iba pa.
para pagsilbihan ang interes ng mga nasa Amerika.
Kapag pinag-aralan ang mga tulad nina Raha Sulayman ay magiging isang terorista?
Hindi ba’t isa itong kabalintuan sa mismong lahi natin na nagmula sa “Peninsula ng Malaya”?
nelbar, ibig mo bang sabihin, pag-aralan uli natin ang kasaysayang nagdaan kung paano naging busabos ng espanya ang pilipinas sa loob ng mahigit na 300 taon? ‘yan ba ang gusto nila? bakit?
para huwag tayong magkaroon ng pagkakataong masubaybayan kung paano nila kurakutin ang pondo ng bayan? kung paanong gawin nilang uto uto ang mga maralita nating kababayang papangakuan ng hanapbuhay pero pangakong hanggang salita lamang? upang hindi natin pansinin ang krimeng kanilang ginagawa at pagsupil sa karapatan ng sinuman sukdulang patahimikin nila ng lubusan sa pamamagitan ng anim na metrong hukay? nakupo naman!
nelbar, ibig mo bang sabihin, pag-aralan uli natin ang kasaysayang nagdaan kung paano naging busabos ng espanya ang pilipinas sa loob ng mahigit na 300 taon? ‘yan ba ang gusto nila? bakit?
para huwag tayong magkaroon ng pagkakataong masubaybayan kung paano nila kurakutin ang pondo ng bayan? kung paanong gawin nilang uto uto ang mga maralita nating kababayang papangakuan ng hanapbuhay pero pangakong hanggang salita lamang? upang huwag natin mapansin ang krimeng kanilang ginagawa at pagsupil sa karapatan ng sinuman sukdulang patahimikin nila ng lubusan sa pamamagitan ng anim na metrong hukay? nakupo naman!
sorry, double posting dahil may problema ang server namin.
Mrivera,
Magiging malalim ang pagkakaunawa mo sa akin kung magbabanggit pa ako ng ibang tao.
May mga sabwatan dito sa bansa natin na mas gusto ng ruling class na matulad ang mga Pinoy kanila “Walt Disney” at “Kathleen De Leon” ng Hi-5. Ayan ay sa larangan ng Kultura.
Kung sa aspeto naman ng politika, hindi tayo nalalayo sa istraktura ng Nebraska.
Pero sa totoo lang para tayong Ethiopia. Pinamumunuan ng Autocrats o grupo ng mga nagpapanggap na ‘aristocrats’ na ang nasa kokote ay kilitiin ang kung sino man ang nasa US State Department, Capitol Hill, Pentagon(DoD) at Oval Office ng White House.
May mga taong nasa mainstream media na hindi sa kapakanan ng sambayan ang pinaiiral kungdi ang pwersang nasa Langley Virginia.
Hindi nakakapagtaka kung bakit ang katapatan ng Armed Forces of the Philippines ay hindi sa interes ng kinabukasan ng bansang Pilipinas.
nelbar, nauunawaan kita. ang hindi ko lang maubos maisip ay ang uri ng pamamalakad na umiiral sa kasalukuyan. sobrang one sided pero nakukuhang tanggapin ng mga taong mayroong kakayahang impluwensiyahan ang nakararami upang magsilbing halimbawa subalit naghihintay lang yata ng milagro. mga taong sumasama na lang sa agos matapos bumitiw sa tinitimbulang nawalan ng katig.
Hindi na kailangan sumali diyan. Dito na lang may censorship na. Puro censor sa mga na-post ko eh hindi naman bastos. Kahit corny, may tumatawa naman. Ang mas importante ang tinatawag na self-censorship o self-regulation. Dapat matuto tayong dumisiplina sa ating mga sarili.
artsee, korek ka d’yan. wala namang masama sa amoy mo.
Mrivera, we don’t need to waste our time responding and communicating with that corny nut. He belongs to Dolphy or Joey de Leon’s group.
ano na naman ba ‘yan? nagpupuyos na nga ang kalooban natin sa kabi kabilang katiwalian kaya hindi naman kakornihan ang paminsan minsang tumawa sa light jokes. baka tayo mabuwang kung walang other outlet ang ating emotions. no offense meant.