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How Millions of Iranians Are Evading Internet Censors (msn.com)
schwit1 quotes the Wall Street Journal:
Authorities in Tehran have ratcheted up their policing of the internet in the past week and a half, part of an attempt to stamp out the most far-reaching protests in Iran since 2009. But the crackdown is driving millions of Iranians to tech tools that can help them evade censors, according to activists and developers of the tools. Some of the tools were attracting three or four times more unique users a day than they were before the internet crackdown, potentially weakening government efforts to control access to information online. "By the time they wake up, the government will have lost control of the internet," said Mehdi Yahyanejad, executive director of NetFreedom Pioneers, a California-based technology nonprofit that largely focuses on Iran and develops educational and freedom of information tools.
Wired calls it "the biggest protest movement in Iran since the 2009 Green Movement uprising," criticing tech companies which "continue to deny services to Iranians that could be crucial to free and open communications."
Wired calls it "the biggest protest movement in Iran since the 2009 Green Movement uprising," criticing tech companies which "continue to deny services to Iranians that could be crucial to free and open communications."
Thanks, Obama!
And look the other way at Hezbollah drug trafficking and money laundering in the US while you're at it - can't piss off the crazy mullahs!
The secret backstory of how Obama let Hezbollah off the hook
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How can they protect the Iranian children if they keep challenging attempts to do so?
If Obama were the Muslim Manchurian candidate, what would have have done differently?
Well, he could have knocked off the Libyan government, turning it into a failed state and a haven for fundamentalist Muslim terrorists.
He could have ignored ISIS as it took over Syria and Iraq.
He could have backed a Muslim Brotherhood-led overthrow of the Egyptian government.
He could have shafted the "Arab Spring" uprising, especially in Iran, letting the sitting governments stomp on them.
He could have came up with a deal to give those same medieval Iranian mullahs hundreds of billions of dollars and nuclear weapons.
BUT RUSSIA!!!! TRUMP!!! COLLUSION!!! TREASON!!!
So, millions of Iranians are evading internet blocks and such. In a place where you can go to jail (or be executed) for doing so....
And we're telling the Iranian government how it's being done???
"I do not agree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it"
A shame they won't be able to hear from our Twitler in chief
Oh, who am I kidding...he's busy golfing at one of his shitholes
> . "By the time they wake up, the government will have lost control of the internet," said Mehdi Yahyanejad, executive director of NetFreedom Pioneers, a California-based technology nonprofit that largely focuses on Iran and develops educational and freedom of information tools.
Not if you keep blabbing about it, dumb ass.
The Iranians are just like the Chinese. A lot of really cool stuff comes out of China. Last Christmas I bought a little miniature reindeer and sleigh set from Walmart. It has cute little hand painted reindeer and Santa in his sleigh full of presents. It has miniature LEDs which light up the reindeers' noses (and even Santa's!). It is so adorable. I put it up on my coffee table. I had a get together for drinks at my apartment the day after Christmas and *everyone* commented on how really cute it was. It brought a lot of joy into my life.
But that sculpture would have been too costly if made here. I think I paid 6 or 7 bucks for it. If that had been made in Compton or Detroit or East St. Louis, the quality would have sucked and it probably would have retailed for over a $100!. In economics there are cost/benefit ratios. If we worried about every hypothetical "problem" which some egg head thought up while grousing around for grant money, we would not make it through the day with our sanity intact.
Take over all telecommunication providers in the country and simply stop outside network access of any kind. Get caught trying to work around it, death penalty.
If the Cloud is someone elses servers, then the Internet is someone elses communications equipment.
" criticing tech companies which 'continue to deny services to Iranians'" Do your research. The Islamic Republic of Iran is one of the countries US companies are forbidden from having business dealings with. If you're unhappy with tech companies not being able to service Iranians, you might want to talk to your representative. Here's a handy list: http://smallbusiness.chron.com...
Tunisia is currently experiencing a popular uprising (again) and violent repression of protesters (again) based on similar economic motivations to Iran but you don't hear the hawks in Washington calling for regime change there. Why is that?
Debate is a form of harassment. Do not question my truth.
It's free to use and free of ads and malware - I assume that "Psiphon" isn't, since they mention how much government crackdowns help their marketing.
... technological backwardness of government, not excellence of tools or technological awareness of "progressive" masses.
Russia and China have successfully censored their Internet portions. That's a fact. There is near-to-zero opposition in information sphere within Russia and all the activists I have been reading are confined to their Western audiences from their Western blogs.
I do not believe in karma. "Funny"=-6. Do good and forbid evil. Yours, Oft-Offtopic Flamebaiting Troll.
the hell we make today is the filth our children will live in
when will people wake up