Posts Tagged ‘Censorship’

Why Google REALLY Wants Out of China

January 20th, 2010

Oxblood Ruffin with some very strong words about the real reasons behind Google’s threat to leave China:

“Clearly, Google has thought this through. It knows that China will not un-censor the internet; not by a single pubic hair, nor a solitary mention of the Dalai Lama. So why would Google throw down the gauntlet?”

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Tweeting in Jordan is Dangerous

January 15th, 2010

Authorities in Jordan can now  prosecute or impose fines on any electronic medium of Publishing from SMS to the Internet user from Twitter user, to Facebook, to journalists, bloggers and editors for publishing online material that the law finds wrong.

That’s right, tweeting in Jordan might land you in the Big House, so be careful out there!

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