[governance] WSJ "U.S. Products Help Block Mideast Web"

[Miguel Alcaine]

Dear All,

As mentioned many times: *Technology is neutral*. The use people make of
technology can have different ethical, moral, legal connotations, among
others.

Best,

Miguel

Disclaimer
My ideas are those of my own and does not represent any position of my
employer or any other institution


On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 6:44 AM, Adam Peake <ajp at glocom.ac.jp> wrote:

>
> <
> http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704438104576219190417124226.html
> >
>
> These same issues discussed at the IGF in Athens.  One more time?
>
> Nice quote:
>
> "Web-filtering technology has roots in the 1990s, when U.S. companies,
> schools and libraries sought to prevent people from surfing porn, among
> other things.
>
> Today, that U.S. technology is now among the tools used in the clampdowns
> on uprisings across the Middle East. In Egypt, Syria, Tunisia and elsewhere,
> bloggers have been jailed and even beaten as governments try to repress
> online expression."
>
> Adam
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