The Blog — How To

Repressive regimes around the world are growing all the more savvy about censoring, monitoring, and filtering what citizens can see and do on the web. For example, Facebook is banned in Pakistan,YouTube in Turkey, and Flickr in Iran. On the OpenNet Initiative's Social Media Filtering Map, you can see all the different countries around the world where sites like these are blocked. The organization Reporters Without Borders publishes an annual "Internet Enemies" list of the worst violators of freedom of expression. Its latest list has 12 countries, including Saudi Arabia, China, Burma, Egypt, and Iran. 

Fortunately, there are a number of digital tools out there that can help you circumvent a government block and gain access to websites, chat rooms, and newsgroups that are banned. We've tried to write best practices guides (we call them how tos!) for as many of these tools as we can spot. Check them out and let us know what you think in the comments section! 

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