01/01/1996
Restrictions on internet use around the world:
- China: requires users and ISPs to register with the police.
- Germany: cuts off access to some newsgroups carried on CompuServe.
- Saudi Arabia: confines Internet access to universities and hospitals.
- Singapore: requires political and religious content providers to register with the state.
- New Zealand: classifies computer disks as "publications" that can be censored and seized.