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Cashing in on Internet Censorship

http://www.cnn.com

Where governments pose restrictions, companies are finding ways to help people circumvent them. Apparently, business is booming for people wanting to use firewalls to get around their countries censorship. Even when the blocks get blocked, new ways continue to pop up.

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Twitter on the Barricades: Six Lessons Learned

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But does the label Twitter Revolution, which has been slapped on the two most recent events, oversell the technology? Skeptics note that only a small number of people used Twitter to organize protests in Iran and that individual text messaging, old-fashioned word of mouth and Farsi-language Web sites were more influential. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/21/weekinreview/21cohenweb.html

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The ends of censorship

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One type of censorship comes to an end, but a new is developing, writes cultural theorist Dave Boothroyd. The power that corporations such as Network Solutions or YouTube wield produces a new form of subjectivity characterized by self-censorship. http://www.eurozine.com/articles/2009-05-26-boothroyd-en.html

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Iran blocks Facebook over presidential hopeful

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Iran has blocked access to Facebook ahead of June presidential polls, allegedly to prevent supporters of the leading opposition candidate from using the site for his campaign http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090523/wl_mideast_afp/iranvoteinternetface...

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Top Internet Threats: Censorship to Warrantless Surveillance

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Beyond the hacks and cracks — and in celebration of Sunshine Week — we've compiled a brief list of some of the biggest public and private threats facing the internet.

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Leaked Australian blacklist reveals banned sites

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"The list itself should concern every Australian - although plenty of the material is unsavoury or even illegal, the presence of sites like YouTube, MySpace, gambling or even Christian sites on the list raises a lot of questions,"

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Blogging Revolution [book]

http://www.bloggingrevolution.com

This searching examination explores how the internet is threatening the rule of particularly repressive governments—including China, Cuba, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Syria. Addressing internet censorship, citizen journalism, and the growing popularity of blogging as a means for change, this in-depth analysis provides unique insight into these cultures as well as the latest media technologies.

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