…And Whom It Might Benefit Most There’s been a certain amount of buzz following a series of stories on the development of what’s being termed a “cell phone panic button.” At first view, it may seem like a sensible, even helpful idea for democracy advocates. But there are growing worries that it may not just […]
Filtering the Mideast Web
Posted March 28th, 2011 at 3:44 pm (UTC-4)
And Shuttering One Channel of American Public Diplomacy Paul Sonne and Steve Stecklow at the Wall Street Journal have an eye-opening feature today, and the headline says it all: “U.S. Products Help Block Mideast Web.” Sonne and Stecklow document how the governments of Bahrain, the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, among others, have been acquiring […]
Right, or Wrong, On Internet Freedoms?
Posted February 16th, 2011 at 12:00 am (UTC-4)
“Internet freedom isn’t about any one particular activity online. It’s about ensuring that the internet remains a space where activities of all kinds can take place, from grand, ground-breaking, historic campaigns to the small, ordinary acts that people engage in every day.”
