How Syria REALLY censors the internet

From	RS Wood <rswood@therandymon.com>
Newsgroups	comp.misc
Subject	How Syria REALLY censors the internet
Date	2014-02-26 18:12 +0000
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Title: A look at how Syria censors the internet
Author: Stacey Higginbotham
Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2014 12:36:52 -0500
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The conflict in Syria has led to internet blackouts[1], but this article
reveals the more pernicious censorship that’s ongoing. Most content gets
through, but a focus on blocking instant messaging and scouring social
networks for certain key words means that citizens are censored in their
day-to-day web surfing.

Story posted at: technologyreview.com[2]

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* GigaOM Research highs and lows from CES 2013[8]
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* Key events in social in the fourth quarter 2012[10]

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Links:
[1]: http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2013/05/2013581576471212.html (link)
[2]: http://www.technologyreview.com/view/525076/syrian-web-censorship-techniques-revealed/ (link)
[3]: http://gigaom.com/2014/02/25/a-look-at-how-syria-censors-the-internet/ (link)
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[8]: http://pro.gigaom.com/2013/01/ces-2013-flash-analysis-disruptions-and-disappointments-from-consumer-techs-biggest-show/?utm_source=techutm_medium=editorial&utm_campaign=auto3&utm_term=820214+a-look-at-how-syria-censors-the-internet&utm_content=shigginbotham (link)
[9]: http://research.gigaom.com/report/how-new-devices-networks-and-consumer-habits-will-change-the-web-experience/?utm_source=techutm_medium=editorial&utm_campaign=auto3&utm_term=820214+a-look-at-how-syria-censors-the-internet&utm_content=shigginbotham (link)
[10]: http://research.gigaom.com/report/social-fourth-quarter-2012-analysis/?utm_source=techutm_medium=editorial&utm_campaign=auto3&utm_term=820214+a-look-at-how-syria-censors-the-internet&utm_content=shigginbotham (link)
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