New 'Enemies of the Internet' Listed In Reporters Without Borders Study

Posted by Soulskill on Tuesday March 13, 2012 @07:45AM from the beware-the-anti-tube-legislation dept.

New submitter Warmlight writes "The BBC reports that 'Bahrain and Belarus have been added to Reporters Without Borders' annual list of "enemies of the internet." They join 10 other nations on the campaign group's register of states that restrict net access, filter content and imprison bloggers. India and Kazakhstan have also joined RWB's list of "countries under surveillance" because of concerns that they are becoming more repressive.' I wonder how ACTA will affect this in the next year? In their report, they say, 'Resistance to ACTA is stronger than ever and the treaty may not see the light of day. Vigilance must be maintained.'"

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Re:Hm by GameboyRMH · 2012-03-13 07:52 · Score: 3, Funny

The purest form of free speech allows censorship?

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Re:See, it used to be by betterunixthanunix · 2012-03-13 08:07 · Score: 4, Funny

If only there, there were another interconnected network ... hmm.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fidonet

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