Online Censorship And Freedom Of Expression In Tunisia

EDM number 1246 in 2010-12, proposed by Tom Watson on 11/01/2011.
Categorised under the topic of Internet and cybercrime.

That this House expresses its deep concern about the Tunisian government's repressive approach to online censorship and freedom of expression; notes that the Committee to Protect Journalists has clear evidence to suggest that the Tunisian authorities are responsible for an increasing number of large-scale phishing operations on its citizens and denial of service attacks in that country; further notes with concern that a number of leading journalists have had their Gmail, Facebook, Hotmail and Yahoo accounts hacked and online content to which the Tunisian authorities do not agree deleted; and calls on the Government to make representations to its Tunisian counterparts about the importance of online freedom of expression and greater media plurality.

This motion has been signed by a total of 18 MPs.