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DATA DRIVEN FUTURES - CENSORSHIP TAKES NEW
FORMS
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by Pivikki Karhula
Freedom of speech and censorship - project
Freedom of Speech and Censorship in the Internet Age -project

was launched in January 2011. The research project works in a co-
operation between Finnish National Library and Tampere University
Department of Information and Interactive Media Studies (INFIM). The
research project is funded by the Helsingin Sanomat Foundation -

Helsingin Sanomat representing a leading Finnish media company.
Chair of FAIFE, Director and Chief Librarian of the National Library of
Finland, Kai Ekholm, is also a leading this research project which will

be completed 2011-2012.
The main goal of the project is to research the status of censorship
during the internet era. To reach this goal, the theme of internet

censorship is divided to several subtopics e.g. internet culture,
technologies, marketplace, privacy and anonymity in different articles.
The outcomes of the project include a doctoral thesis, research articles, a

web site as well as contents and tools for broader discussion on social
media (Facebook, Twitter, Blog, Book club). The project has also gained
publicity on printed media and radio in Finland.
Internet censorship and freedom of speech will be a major topic of

discussion in several events which are targeted to professionals and
general public. IFLA Conference 2012 in Helsinki will be the main
event to bring up these topics. Project deliverables will also be shared on

FAIFE's web pages, FAIFE Spotlight and FAIFE's social media
channels.
Surveillance and censorship intertwined
Censorship on the internet age has extended and become more

complex. Technologies may involve in contents on different levels: on
web-sites, specific web-pages or even on specific words. The desired
contents may be filtered out of search results or access on web pages or

services may be denied. (Dutton et.al., 2010)

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Available at: http://www.ifla.org/publications/data-driven-futures-censorship-takes-new-
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