Clamping down on bloggers? This sounds a lot like what's happening in San Diego.
Iran.ir: an ominous sign
by Saeed Kamali Dehghan
guardian.co.uk
4 February 2010
As Iranian protesters gear up online again, the state is clamping down with a new state service replacing foreign email accounts.
Since the disputed election last June, Ahmadinejad's government has sought different ways to further crack down on the internet in Iran. Now, access to almost all reformist websites is blocked, including those of the reformist candidates, Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karoubi.
Last week Iran launched a national webmail service via iran.ir, intended to replace free foreign webmail services with a domestic one that is easier to control...
Recently, officials have blocked access to Google Translate, which has provided English to Persian, Persian to English service since June. But, as has happened in China, is filtering Google the next step?...
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