Iran is said to be blocking YouTube in protest of a recent anti-Islam video posted on the video-sharing site. Iran is known for its strict internet policies. The unblocking marks a quick end to the government sanctioned block of Google's email...
We've asked Google to confirm whether it is being filtered or blocked in Iran, but so far it has not replied. Iran has a rather controlling attitude to the Internet and has already banned access to other online properties, including a rather...
Brin pointed to the growing number of restrictions being placed on the Internet from regimes such as China, Saudi Arabia, and Iran. Google had launched its search engine in China in 2006 and had censored search results for four years to comply with...
Iran’s government seems to be ramping up its censorship of popular websites, targeting Google’s encrypted search, Gmail, YouTube, and Google Videos, among others. The government began blocking these sites Feb.the company confirmed.
SOPA) would make the US one of the worst Internet censors in the world -- joining the ranks of countries like China and Iran. I am concerned about the corruption of government by media companies particularly,” according to Susanowa.
Welcome to Iran 2009. Maybe so, unless you lived in 2009 Iran during the protests of what was seen as the illegitimate re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. So, who is going to control the trusted identities for government transactions and...
Regarding countries like Iran and Syria, people there have no expectation of privacy anyway due to their government's own policies… He also said the internet would be better if we knew you were a real person rather than a dog or a fake person.
An activist and active Twitterer from Iran has created a Google map of the violence and protests and shared it publicly to chronicle the protest reports on the ground as they happen. Government Controlled Search Engine Panguso Launches in China by...
An activist and active Twitterer from Iran has created a Google map of the violence and protests and shared it publicly to chronicle the protest reports on the ground as they happen. This was evident and a reason for why the Egyptian government...
The web is where people like you and I, and people in China and Iran, and countries behind other government drawn curtains, have been able to communicate. It is a public resource on which you, your business, your community and your government depend.
The availability of Google Earth in Iran is significant as only recently the Iranian government was outraged to discover a Star of David on top of the Iran Air building, their national airline HQ. Which, in light of the Iran protests, strongly...
Close ties between the commander of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards and Iran's point man on Iraq, Brig. Gulf Arab leaders, almost all of whom expressed support for an attack on Iran's nuclear facilities.
Iranian government officials have been outraged to discover that a Star of David, the symbol of Judaism, is on the roof of the Iran Air headquarters building. Here's a roundup of this week's columns and news stories for the week of Nov.to Dec.as...
Iranian government officials have been outraged to discover that a Star of David, the symbol of Judaism, is on the roof of the Iran Air headquarters building. According to the Iranian report, the Iran Air building was "built by Israeli engineers...
As The Boston Globe reported in an article entitled, "Statistics ace raises doubt, fans anger on Iran's vote," Berman was burrowing into election-return data that had been posted online by the Iranian government two days after the June 12, 2009...
Despite the name, there's no evidence the group has actual ties based in Iran. They also said the GMail accounts of human rights activists were being hacked, and implied that the hacks were conducted by the Chinese government.
Back in June 2009, the contested election in Iran between Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Mir Hossein Mousavi led to massive demonstrations, with many Iranians going to social networks like YouTube and Twitter to share the upheaval in their country with...
Christian Science Monitor Nominates Twitter For Nobel Peace Prize Posted by Frank Watson Jul 9, 2009 Christian Science Monitor opinion columnist Mark Pfeifle gives an interesting pitch for Twitter getting the Nobel Peace Prize for its impact on...
Seems the government and the clerics of Iran do not realize what the Chinese have grasped - the social media are dangerous - they foster freedom. The Revolution Is Only A Twit Away Posted by Frank Watsonhttp://www.kangamurramedia.com Jun 22, 2009...
Seems the government and the clerics of Iran do not realize what the Chinese have grasped - the social media are dangerous - they foster freedom. The election protests in Iran have become a revolt for freedom fueled by the support garnered through...
