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The World?s Most Blocked Websites

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The World?s Most Blocked Websites

“OpenDNS, which claims to handle DNS requests for 1% of Internet users worldwide, has released a report detailing a list of top 10 websites that are most frequently blocked by home users and business users.”

“Here?s the complete list of frequently blocked sites from OpenDNS. Percentages indicate the proportion of OpenDNS networks using blacklisting that reference a given site.

1. Facebook.com ?14.2%
2. MySpace.com ? 9.9%
3. YouTube.com ? 8.1%
4. Doubleclick.net ? 6.4%
5. Twitter.com ? 2.3%
6. Ad.yieldmanager.com ? 1.9%
7. Redtube.com ?1.4%
8. Limewire.com ? 1.3%
9. Pornhub.com ?1.2%
10.Playboy.com ? 1.2%”

Top Websites Blocked in Offices

I suppose it’s not quite censorship or is it. Where does one draw the line on blocking content an websites? Is it the same line we use when banning or censoring books or authors?

Stephen

Full post as published by Stephen's Lighthouse on February 16, 2011 (boomark / email).