Iran May Shut Down Internet During Election

daveschroeder writes "'The Iranian government might block private access to the Internet for the general legislative election on March 14, two Iranian news outlets reported Monday. In 2006, the authorities banned download speeds on private computers faster than 128 kilobytes per second. The government also uses sophisticated filtering equipment to block hundreds of Web sites and blogs that it considers religiously or politically inappropriate. Many bloggers have been jailed in the past years, and dozens of Web sites have been shut down.' It would appear that Iran's own government is more a threat to the nation's internet connectivity than the fragility of the undersea cable network."

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Re:A few more notes: time for perspective?

[oceaniv]

Wait, are we supposed to sympathize with something a country is doing that's good for them and reassures their sovereignty over their resources? Oh I forgot Iran is TEH AXIES OF EIVIL. They're not allowed to be sovereign.

Good for them

[gelfling]

An ignorant populace is a stupid unproductive populace. It couldn't happen to a more deserving place.