Iraq The Latest To Push For Internet Censorship
from the freedom-not-to-express dept
Looks like Iraq is the latest country to have politicians look to put in place widespread internet censorship rules, and it's upsetting a lot of people there, who see it as an assault on their (only recently granted) right to free expression. Politicians are looking at banning books, as well, claiming they need to stop the dangerous influence some of these books and websites present. It would be interesting to see if there were actually any studies on how effective such things are. I think the folks most likely to be influenced by such things are pretty likely to get around the blocks -- and actually interpret the blocks themselves as more evidence that the blocked content is valid. I doubt bans on such material actually slows its influence. However, it would be interesting if there were actually any research on this topic. Know of any?
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Iran to Iraq
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Moderates+boycott+presidential+ceremony/1856751/story.h tml
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Sad to say that after a country just getting some freedom that it will be taken away. What it seems like is that it really is the older generations who try to impose these regulations. the younger people have embraced technology. Iran is a great example of this where you can see the difference in generations.
Now that the younger generations have got a taste of what is outside there country, they have started adopting ideas and tech that they would have not been exposed to.
To bad that twitter, facebook, myspace, youtube will all be banned because they will be seen as bad influences and not as a way to expand communication.
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What point? I wasn't responding to any point you made.
"this is not about your personal feelings of the US."
My post is. I think the role the U.S. is playing in either limiting or advancing their free speech is important.
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War Hawks never gave a crap.
We have never fully defended any form of foreign domestic freedom of speech -- we invade with our own CNN and Fox idiots instead. All we ever defend internationally is pollution, oil, and consumerism, in that order.
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I wish our mainstream media wasn't so corrupt as to try and sell us this nonsense. Unfortunately we seem to live in an age where misinformation on mainstream media abounds.
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