Global Internet Freedom Consortium - News Report

Selected Media Reports

peterl — Thu, 13 Mar 2014 14:46:26 +0000

US Internet Censorship Fight Falling Short Report

gifcontact — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 17:37:27 +0000

US State Department efforts to combat Internet censorship in China and other countries have fallen short and funding for the drive should be shifted to another US agency...

The delays were partly because some of the most sophisticated ICCT software -- DIT and UltraReach -- was developed by two US companies founded by members of the Falun Gong to allow followers to break through the "Great Firewall"...

What Hillary Clinton, Google can do about censorship in China

gifcontact — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 02:04:52 +0000

Google announced last week that it is no longer willing to censor its Chinese searches... Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will be rolling out a new policy initiative concerning internet freedom... But if the State Department and internet giants really want to promote free access to the Internet worldwide, the most effective thing they could do is to support the Global Internet Freedom Consortium (GIF).

Tearing Down That Firewall

gifcontact — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 09:41:47 +0000

Tearing Down That Firewall

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"The Internet is a vast, fast, and inexpensive way to access information, to communicate, and to organize. It is perhaps the greatest hope for global information freedom and democratization, and it provides an important vehicle for the development of civil societies."

Rupture Internet Censorship in China and Iran

gifcontact — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 08:50:16 +0000

Twitter this

The means exist to rupture Internet censorship in China and Iran -- if the State Department will cooperate.

THE MOST interesting question President Obama fielded in China came over the Internet... from a Chinese citizen who asked, "Do you know of the firewall? Should we be able to use Twitter freely?" In response, Mr. Obama...said, "I'm a big supporter of not restricting Internet use, Internet access, other information technologies like Twitter."

Hacking the Regime

gifcontact — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 04:36:27 +0000

How the Falun Gong empowered the Iranian uprising.

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"... as the Chinese have escalated their efforts to stamp out the Falun Gong, the group has grown ever savvier in outwitting its oppressors. And it was the protestors in Iran who benefited from this savvy."

Iranians and Others Outwit Net Censors

gifcontact — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 02:40:52 +0000

"The creators of the software seized upon by Iranians are members of the Global Internet Freedom Consortium, based largely in the United States and closely affiliated with Falun Gong. The consortium is one of many small groups developing systems to make it possible for anyone to reach the open Internet. It is the modern equivalent of efforts by organizations like the Voice of America to reach the citizens of closed countries..."

Iran Online: Secretive Group Gets Past Web Censors

gifcontact — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 02:02:04 +0000

Volunteer Engineers Get Dissidents onto Blocked Internet Sites

"For many of Iran's dissidents trying to ... contact with the outside world depends on a little flash drive in Shiyu Zhou's pocke."

Tear Down This Cyberwall! (The New York Times)

gifcontact — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 06:39:21 +0000

Today, it is these Chinese supporters of Falun Gong who are the best hope for Iranians trying to reach blocked sites.

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“We know the pain of people in closed societies, and we do want to accommodate them,”

Sen. Arlen Specter: Attack the Cyberwalls! (The Huffington Post)

gifcontact — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 06:09:25 +0000

Sen. Arlen Specter talked about attacking the cyberwalls and also mentioned that the Global Internet Freedom Consortium (GIFC) is the most prominent organization that has developed software that can be used to bypass the most sophisticated Internet restrictions. GIFC developed ways to neutralize China's "Golden Shield" and "Green Dam" too.