Internet regulation: The need for more transparent internet filtering systems and improved measurement of public opinion on internet filtering

First Monday

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2011, Pages

  Koumartzis, Nikolaos ^a   Veglis, Andreas ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

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EID: 84877877251     PISSN: 13960466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5210/fm.v16i10.3266     Document Type: Article

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