Country: Iran
Iran uses a filtering proxy that displays a blockpage when accessing blocked content. Heavily filtered types of content include pornography, provocative attire, and circumvention tools, which is characteristic of states that use commercial software such as SmartFilter. ONI testing also found significant blocking of content related to homosexuality, particularly if it had any connection to Iran; Farsi-language news sites; and opposition political sites.
Country: Iran
ISP: Parsonline
Iran uses a filtering proxy that displays a blockpage when accessing blocked content. Heavily filtered types of content include pornography, provocative attire, and circumvention tools, which is characteristic of states that use commercial software such as SmartFilter. ONI testing also found significant blocking of content related to homosexuality, particularly if it had any connection to Iran; Farsi-language news sites; and opposition political sites.
Country: Yemen
ISP: Yemennet
Yemen obtains its filtering software from U.S.-based Websense and uses it to block Web sites containing pornography, provocative attire, sex education materials, and anonymizing and privacy tools. It also blocks some some religious conversion sites and at least one Yemeni opposition group.
Country: Denmark
ISP: Tele2
The City Court of Copenhagen delievered a ruling according to which Tele2 A/S is obligated to prevent its customer.s access to www.allofmp3.com and www.mp3sparks.com and www.thepiratebay.org. The sites are – according to the Danish branch of IFPI – provider of illegal copies of protected music.
