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US and European companies jointly responsible for Internet censorship
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Publisher:  Reporters without Borders
Date Written:  24/06/2009
Year Published:  2009  
Resource Type:  Article

Reporters Without Borders has called for the need for legislation to allow US and European Internet companies operating in repressive countries to escape rules imposed on them by these governments.

Abstract:  Reporters Without Borders has called for the need for legislation to allow US and European Internet companies operating in repressive countries to escape rules imposed on them by these governments.

The government in Iran uses western technology, such as Nokia and Siemens, to filter the Web and emails. In China, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has just confirmed that all computer manufacturers must include anti-pornography filtering software in all PCs from 1st July....
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