[governance] Internet Censorship Called "A Black Eye" for Jordan's Tech Sector

[Fahd A. Batayneh]

http://www.wamda.com/2012/08/internet-censorship-called-a-black-eye-for-jordan-s-tech-sector

Internet censorship has been heading the news in Jordan lately, and
Jordanian's are at crossroads on whether it is a step forward in the right
direction, or the opposite way around. While some see it as abiding to the
basic norms of Islam and as means to protect the younger generation, others
see it harmful to the Jordanian economy at-large and the Jordanian IT
sector in specific. For those of you who might not know, Amman is
considered the Silicon Valley of the Middle East (at a mush smaller scale
of course).

The current ICT Minister is an ex Air Force General, and he is pushing for
it. While he is respected for his hard work and dedication to the Jordanian
ICT sector, he might have wanted to push for the law differently as he
might have not done enough consultations to come out with such a decision.

Fahd
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