Google submits to Beijing porn drive: “ Thumbing nose at Tehran OK, but not at Beijing Google’s attempt to burnish its public image by helping anti-government demonstrators in Iran has been hobbled by its apparent…
Web Pries Lid of Censorship by Iranian Government: “Iran’s sometimes faltering attempts to come to grips with censorship in the 21st century are providing a laboratory for what can and cannot be done. (Via NYT…
German parliament passes bill in fight against child pornography sites | Germany | Deutsche Welle | 19.06.2009 The German lower house of parliament, the Bundestag, has adopted a new set of laws making it possible…
Iran’s Twitter Revolution: Ahmadinejad’s Fear of the Internet: “With the Iranian authorities cracking down on the international press, the West is reliant on the Internet to find out what is happening on the ground. Hard…
China Orders Patches to Planned Web Filter: “Efforts to improve a censorship application suggest that the government still supports its use. “ (Via NYT > Technology.)
Google, Facebook rush Iranian language support: “ Twitter has the starring role as opening up Net communications about Iran’s turbulent politics, but Google and Facebook are jumping in with their its own hasty efforts. Google…
Internet proxies let Iranians and others connect to blocked Web sites | Science & Technology | Deutsche Welle | 18.06.2009 New media tools like Twitter have helped organize protests from Georgia to Guatemala and, now,…
Iranians find ways to bypass Net censors: “ A new generation of Iranians has found ways to bypass the country’s notoriously censorial Internet restrictions and disseminate details about Iran’s internal turmoil in the wake of…
Iranian dissidents go online to defy the government censors – Times Online: From The Times June 16, 2009: Iranian dissidents go online to defy the government censors Judith Evans Dissidents are defying Iranian government attempts…
IR – The Twitter crisis: how site became voice of resistance in Iran: “(Guardian) As foreign journalists were expelled from Iran or confined to their hotel rooms, and as events moved at speed through the…