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The web really isn't worldwide – every country has different access

  • Written by Allison McDonald, Ph.D. Student in Computer Science, University of Michigan
The web really isn't worldwide – every country has different accessWhen a website blocks access, it sometimes delivers a notice saying so.Screenshot from airbnb.com, CC BY-ND

What the internet looks like to users in the U.S. can be quite different from the online experience of people in other countries. Some of those variations are due to government censorship of online services, which is a significant threat to...

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