Writers express concern about government spying
Writers, editors and translators around the globe are tweaking what they publish and censoring themselves in response to government surveillance, a new survey shows.
The nonprofit PEN American Center polled more than 700 writers in fall 2014, in countries classified as “free”, “partly free” and “not free”. While respondents in the “not free” nations reported more self-censorship and were more worried about surveillance, a significant number of writers in “free” countries are concerned with privacy as well,
PEN American Center executive director Suzanne Nossel said.
