[FYI] Taliban Net Crackdown Highlights Global Trend

["Axel H Horns" <horns@ipjur.com>]

http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/168050.html

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Taliban Net Crackdown Highlights Global Trend 

  By David McGuire, Newsbytes
  WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S.A.,
  17 Jul 2001, 5:21 PM CST

While the recent decision by Afghanistan's ruling Taliban government 
to ban all Internet use probably won't trigger similar moves 
elsewhere, the edict does highlight a global push to regulate and 
restrict Internet content, civil liberties experts say.  

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