Several Iranian bloggers say Freegate, a software utility that enables surfers from mainland China, Iran, among others, to view websites banned by their government, is not anymore free. They say Ultrasurf is an alternative.
It’s so sad that people have to get custom programs just to bypass the internet oppression forced upon them by their government.
It makes perfect sense for them as the internet can be a huge eye and mind opener… and that’s the last thing a controlling government would want. Just pray, worry about covering your hair, and leave everything else to us.
New book from Global Voices co-founder Rebecca MacKinnon
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.
Iranian lawmaker, Ahmad Tavakoli blames [fa] increased Internet censorship in Iran as ‘annoying for people'. He adds it ‘would cost heavy for the establishment'. He believes severe filtering would encourage citizens to use anti-filter and circumvention tools. Several Iranian users have reported in last few days they have had no access to emails including gmail, hotmail and yahoo.
It’s so sad that people have to get custom programs just to bypass the internet oppression forced upon them by their government.
It makes perfect sense for them as the internet can be a huge eye and mind opener… and that’s the last thing a controlling government would want. Just pray, worry about covering your hair, and leave everything else to us.