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In Consent of the Networked, internet policy specialist Rebecca MacKinnon argues that the purpose of technology is to serve humanity, not the other way around. It’s time to wake up and act before the reversal becomes permanent.
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On Twitter, Arab Revolution shares a link to a video allegedly showing a Saudi protester in Qatif getting shot. The video is dated February 9.
The Arab Observer, from Jordan, posts a letter he got from a reader who discovered that her husband was gay.
Jolanare is weary of where the Tunisian revolution is heading to in terms of women's rights [fr]. She writes: ”A young man verbally attacked me because I was wearing red lipstick. He shouted at me : “these are the so-called women of the democracy.” I replied that it is thanks to the democracy he makes fun of that he can open his big mouth.”
Several bloggers reported for last two days they have had no access to emails including gmail, hotmail and yahoo.
Hese Penhan says [fa] dictators attacked internet again. Even Tor and Psiphone3 do not work.
In China, all conventional media outlets are under the direct leadership of Chinese Communist Party (CCP). A CCP secretary is planted in eve... More »
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I do not support capital punishment, in this instance there have no other alternative. What...
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It seems that the world has to have someone to blame for all of the ills in the world. It’s sorta like the out of mainstream American actor named Danny Glover, who was asked to react to the execution of three Cuban journalists by the dictator Fidel Castro. Instead of blaming Castro, the actor Danny Glover, blamed President Bush. Yet President Bush, had nothing to do with it. These three cuban journalists were executed for critizing Fidel Castro.
So it is in the world. No matter what happens, it will always be the fault of America. How convient that is! By Dale A. Wilhite – Telluride, Colorado.