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Update 2: Released! - Update on Fouad Al-Farhan: His blog goes down along with him
Update 2: Prominent Saudi blogger Fouad Alfarhan was freed today. He is back home in Jeddah after 137 days in custody. Alfarhan was arrested on 10 December 2007 for unspecified “violation of non-security regulations.” ~ Global Voices
I did post something about Fouad Al-Farhan few months ago in regards of his arrest and how the Western press pressured The [...]
Japan’s Fight on Internet Piracy!
Seems like Japan is joining the Chinese-Australian force on censorship & filtering web content. Recently, the Japanese government has announced a proposal that states "banning downloads of copyrighted files for personal use and requiring mobile operators to filter Web content for users under the age of 18" reports eWeek.
And how will users know if [...]
Video: Larry Lessig - How Creativity is being strangled by the law
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Q25-S7jzgs
A little bit off the main core of this blog. Thought that I should share Larry Lessig’s presentation on “How Creativity is being strangled by the law”, apparently this is the best presentation Larry ever did.
Hope you enjoy it!
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Web communities influence Saudi Gov’t to release Blogger Fouad sooner?
When you get to hear about a such blogger getting arrested in Middle East, you really shouldn’t be that surprised since it is almost a such common thing to happen “i.e. Blogger Alaa in Jail” in a such region. Well, this has been emphasized today with the confirmed detention of outspoken Saudi blogger Fouad Al-Farhan [...]
Morad Rayyan is IT professional specialized in New Media development and has special interest in networking "routing" as well as programming.
