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Jordan: Internet freedom – the beginning of the end?

Categories: Middle East & North Africa, Jordan, Digital Activism, Freedom of Speech, Law

Advocating for personal freedoms and a continued open Internet in Jordan, Ahmad Humeid [1], designer, brand architect and web entrepreneur, blogged at 360east [2]: “Over the past decade, Jordan has been steadily building a reputation in the region as the Silicon Valley of Arabia. Scores of web and mobile start ups are mushrooming in the country. Social media companies are on the rise. A vibrant social conversation is evolving in the country.
But our free internet way of life, which we have enjoyed since the introduction of the commercial internet in the country since 1995, is now under threat. Real threat.”
Read Ahmad's full post here [2].