INTERNET - Access to information

This is a short summary of Google's Transparency Report.

Data that sheds light on how laws and policies affect Internet users
and the flow of information online.

URL Removal Requests

Google regularly receives requests from copyright owners and reporting organizations that represent them to remove search results that link to material that allegedly infringes copyrights. Each request names specific URLs to be removed.

Recent and ongoing disruptions of traffic to Google products

5 Regions with Recent or Ongoing Disruptions :

1. Pakistan - “Pakistan blocked access to YouTube on Monday after the video sharing website failed to take down an anti-Islam film.."

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2. China - It is said that in China google sites, picasa web albums and youtube have been blocked since 2009.

Shanghai Tech Writer

“Starting last week, Google’s Picasa Web Album has been blocked in China, adding to an already long list of websites blocked...”

3. Morocco - Google Earth have been blocked in Morocco since 2009, while some countries have asked google not to display. A report said.

Censorship of the internet in the Morocco

Sahara Press Service

“Total censorship of Google Earth to the Morocco is a case unique in the world, while some countries have asked Google to not display...”

4.Turkey - Google sites blocked since 2009

Court Order

Denizli 2nd Criminal Court of Peace

“ACCESS to the Website named http://sites.google.com/ be BANNED pursuant to Article 8 of the Law no 5651”

5. Iran - Youtube blocked since 2009 and still in effect.

Mobile phones, Facebook, YouTube cut in Iran

AFP

“The main mobile telephone network in Iran was cut...popular Internet websites Facebook and YouTube also appeared to be blocked...”

Safe Browsing

Government requests to remove Content

Governments ask companies to remove or review content for many different reasons. For example, some content removals are requested due to allegations of defamation, while others are due to allegations that the content violates local laws prohibiting hate speech or adult content. Laws surrounding these issues vary by country, and the requests reflect the legal context of a given jurisdiction. 

Governments which asked to remove contents are in this page.

User Data Requests 

 These Reports are Organized by our team with sources referred from 

Google's Transparency Report.