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Bahrain's ISPs Must Block Google Earth

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the seems-a-bit-hamfisted dept.

Bashar writes "A Bahraini newspaper reported today that Bahrain government, following the block of nude sites, have instructed all ISPs to block the Google Earth service, making them one of the few countries worldwide to block a major Google service that is used around the globe, and proving very effective. Here is the same news source, translated by Google to English."

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  1. Censor by ShimmyShimmy · · Score: 5, Interesting

    What exactly is the problem with Google Earth? I mean, nude sites, as stupid as it is to block them, at least have some moral backing. Are they just trying to convince everyone that the world is flat or something?

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  2. gov't too by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

    government webpage turned off too

  3. Not meant to be a joke... by __aaclcg7560 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    But isn't this the country that Michael Jackson moved to after his trail in California? That would explain a few things.