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How the US Censors Arabs (Part ٢)
A couple of months ago, I wrote a post on my own blog entitled “How the US Censors Arabs” which detailed two points of contention: First, the US export controls against Sudan, Syria (and Iran, Cuba, and North Korea) that prevent citizens of those countries from downloading certain software, and second, HR 2278, a bill that would consider any satellite provider which broadcasts certain channels (Al Manar, Al Aqsa, and Al Rifadayn were all specifically mentioned) as “Specially Designated Global Terrorists,” specifically for their alleged broadcasting of “incitement to violence against the United States.”
Syria Online
Syria is many things, but a bastion of free speech online it is not. Every year, a number of human rights groups mark Syria among the worst “enemies of the Internet” along with countries like China and Burma, and this year the Committee to Protect Journalists marked it as one of the ten worst places [...]
Egypt Bans Porn on the Net
An Egyptian court has recently banned pornography Web sites, labeling them “venomous and vile,” according to The Sydney Morning Herald. Egypt, which strictly bans offline pornography, already has a regulation which requires Internet cafe users to sign a form saying that they will not attempt to access or download pornography. Egypt already has a high [...]
You Heard the Verdict?
Living in the US I take a relatively uncensored internet for granted. It took me a while to figure out that the lists of proxies on the walls of internet cafes in Syria were to avoid censorship so that people could check dastardly anti-government websites like… yahoo mail (gasp!). There was a time when the [...]
Gazamom held in Cairo while traveling with her children
UPDATE: She was denied entry for lack of security clearance. Thanks Egypt! Journalist Laila El-Haddad, author of the blog Raising Yousuf and Noor, has been held for over 24 hours in Cairo while attempting to go home to her parents who have survived the bombing campaigns against Gaza only three months ago. She’s been twittering [...]
UAE Seeks Feedback On Flickr Filtering
In an unprecedented move, the Telecommunications and Regulatory Authority (TRA) of the UAE is giving users the opportunity to submit feedback over the blocking a number of sites, including Flickr. Internet Service Provider (ISP) du, followed larger ISP Etisalat last year in blocking “offensive” sites, including Skype, a number of blogs, and information on the [...]
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