Internet Censorship

Country : Ranked Least Access to Most
Cuba
Cuba has the lowest ratio of computer and internet access per citizen. There are certain locations where the internet can be accessed and they are government controlled. Websites and internet activity is blocked there via IP blockers. Cuba also arrests journalists who post any information against the government

China and Brazil
China blocks any articles related to politically sensitive material, or anything against the government. It also bans any websites with child pornography, and other inappropriate material. Chinese search engines aren’t allowed to display information on these topics. A total of 18000 websites are banned in mainland china.

Brazil restricts freedom of expression online, especially if content is racist or culturally offensive. Any person who publishes online cannot remain anonymous.

Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia filters all internet traffic by sending it through “King Abdulaziz’s City for Science and technology. Here, all internet traffic is filtered of anything offensive to the government, politically sensitive, racist, or against moral values.

India
India completely blocks about seventeen websites it finds inappropriate for its citizens.

France and Japan
France is under the process of passing a blacklist of websites that show any displays of adult content, especially any that shows explicit content involving a child. . Also, any internet user who is caught stealing copyrighted material from the internet, their internet access can be taken away temporarily.
Japan uses filtering software to remove information it deem harmful. It also has procedures to find any messages sent or received involving potential attacks and suicides.


United States
The United States does not filter any internet content, although some content is illegal and can be taken off the web, mostly any websites including child pornography.

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I think that the idea of banning certain websites is good, but some countries take it to far. Since most countries seem to agree on certain things, maybe an international law regarding websites with inappropriate content should be created.When it comes to political information, that should be left online, because even if it is banned, citizens will find ways to access it; blocking it is a waste of time and money. All countries should allow for the freedom of expression online, and people shouldn't be arrested for the publishing of their opinion.