Filtering final
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The document discusses internet censorship in Iran. It states that 10 million websites have been blocked by the Iranian government, with over 90% blocked for supposedly containing "immoral" content. The remaining 1 million sites are blocked for other reasons. Social networking sites like YouTube, Flickr, and Orkut are also targeted. Anti-American blogs and sites are filtered, while pro-war sites promoting conflict with Iran are not. A filtering committee comprised of representatives from three government ministries oversees the blocking of sites. Blogging in Iran has become more restricted in recent years, especially for women, reformists, and civil society activists.
Filtering final
- 1. National Geographic, Islamic Republic’s version
- 3. 10 million sites are filtered In 2006 Iranian Officials announced that 10 millions of internet sites have been blocked by various government agencies using the filtering techniques. Moreover, he added that more than 90% of the blocked sites have had "immoral" contents. This leaves about 1 million sites that have been blocked for other reasons.
- 4. Social networking under fire YouTube Flicker Orkut
- 5. Stranger than Paradise Anti Bush and anti war American blogs and sites are filtered: HuffingtonPost, Juan Cole Neocon pro war with Iran is Not filtered: Pajamasmedia
- 6. Filtering Committee: Usual suspects Three representatives from Ministry of Islamic Guidance and Culture, Ministry of Intelligence and National TV and Radio. Ministry of Communication receives the order and apply it.
- 7. Mehdi Mohseni (Jomhour Blog) In the last two years filtering and censorship has become worse. Especially many blogs by women were filtered. It is not really important what you blog about. If you are a woman, there is a real risk that your blog will get filtered. Political sites and blogs written by reformists and nationalist-religious people are targeted too. But the blogs hit the worst by filtering, belong to civil society activists such as students, women, and worker activists.
- 8. Jomhour: Setting up weblogs, collecting signatures, designing and spreading logos in support of tens of political prisoners, women's rights activists and arrested bloggers. Or internet organized opposition for stopping hanging and stoning, or violence against women and children and environmental issues. It is understood these have effected the situation and have stopped some of these punishments.