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[FYI] NYT: Nations Strive to Limit Freedom of the Internet
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- Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1999 09:17:43 +0100
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Nations Strive to Limit Freedom of the Internet
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DAVID L. MARCUS
c.1999 The Boston Globe
WASHINGTON -- As promised, the Internet is
turning into an unstoppable geyser of
information, a source of data, news and opinions
that flow freely around the world.
Except in China, which blocks access to sites
about Tibet, Taiwan, democratic movements and
dissident groups.
Except in Saudi Arabia, which censors sites
critical of the royal family.
Except in Germany, where a judge sentenced a
CompuServe manager to two years in prison for
allowing access to pornography.
Except in Cuba, which has seized laptop computers
from dissidents as ``subversive instruments.''
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