Contentious content: Searching for objections

Content Contentions Search Engines and social media websites the world over receive content removal requests -- like the Union Minister Kapil Sibal had asked for -- various reasons. A presentation of global gags. India www.google.com 51% You Tube Orkut 68 Removal Requests fully or partially compiled with in 2011 358 Items requested to be removed in 2011 Content Removal Requests from Google services by Indian Govt. in 2011 f 43.2 M Facebook Internet User Base in India E 3.54 M Twitter 121 million users. 3.59 M Google Plus {Sourc IAMAI) Unique Users: Oct 2011 Source: Vizisense Online Measurement Index 71% increase in removal China requests compared to previous reporting period (Google services} UK 3 requests sent to Google to remove 121 items from their services USA ABelarus S.Korea AFrance N.Korea Request to remove videos showing Police brutality & videos allegedly defaming law enforcement officials. 70% increase in removal requests compared to previous reporting period {Google services} • Cuba Vietnam Request from *KFDA resulted in the Malaysia removal of 441 ads on Google that violated KFDA Burma Pakistan Iran * regulations *KFDA - Korean Food & Drug Administration Uzbekistano Australia Syria • Saudi Arabia Bahrain A • Turkmenistan Egypt A Countries With: 1 --- Intermittent ban on Facebook Net Under Scanner --- Heavy internet censorship A --- Surveillance Libya A Eritrea A Source: Economictimes.com Infographic by: CopperBridge Media