Net censorship spreads worldwide

[truthpusher]

"Everyone's interested in the internet - especially dictators".

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article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4973114.stm

Net censorship spreads worldwide
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By Mark Ward
Technology Correspondent, BBC News website
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Repressive regimes are taking full advantage of the net's ability to censor and stifle reform and debate, reveals a report.

Written by the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) pressure group the report highlights the ways governments threaten the freedom of the press.

The report has a section dedicated to the internet and the growing roster of nations censoring online life.

This censorship is practised on every continent on Earth, said the report.

(snip)

Julien Pain - who heads the internet freedom desk at the RSF and was one of the report's authors, noted: "Everyone's interested in the internet - especially dictators".

Mr Pain said the world's dictators have not remained powerless in the face of the explosion of online content. By contrast, many have been "efficient and inventive" in using the net to spy on citizens and censor debate.

(snip)

link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4973114.stm

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

1. The censors can kiss my

&^$%?*-&$&&@! a** and take a fucking leap at the moon on a moonless night.

And you can &!!!@## quote me on that.

[henslee]

2. We know where you live, potty mouth.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

3. So you're saying the impeachment party is at my place?

Cool. BYOB, tho'.

[henslee]

8. Impeachment party at P#6''s!!!!! I'll put it out there on myspace. Wha

was your address again?

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

9. I wanna see 90,000 DUers fit into my 18' above-ground pool

:rofl:

[crikkett]

4. Maddening: the title of the report is never mentioned.

:wtf:

[GoddessOfGuinness]

6. You could check with Reporters Without Borders...

http://www.rsf.org/

[Robbien]

7. The 15 enemies of the Internet and other countries to watch

is probably the one they are talking about
http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=15613

Or the one on filtered internets
http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=10761

They also have a report on filtering in the US
http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=10612

[crikkett]

12. Not those, but they look juicy too

Since I found DU I'll never need another horror novel to keep me awake at night :scared:

The article was about "Freedom of the Press Worldwide in 2006" Links at Reply #11

I noticed that some language in the BBC article seems to be curiuosly similar to the actual report and the RSF article.. hmm...

[earth mom]

5. Can't have the peons knowing the TRUTH, now can they?!

Bastards! :grr:

[ShortnFiery]

10. Yes and AMERICAN companies all in the name of that

Blessed Free Trade will scrap for the contract to keep populations ignorant and TRACK DOWN dissidents. :puke:

[crikkett]

11. The report is titled "Freedom of the Press Worldwide in 2006"

It was linked to the BBC article :blush: but I found it on RSF website.

Report (PDF): http://www.rsf.org/IMG/pdf/report.pdf

RSF Article: http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=17084