Jonathan Stray » Qatar http://jonathanstray.com Information, Culture, and Belief Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:21:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 What Internet Censorship Looks Like in Qatar, Bahrain http://jonathanstray.com/what-internet-censorship-looks-like-in-qatar-bahrain http://jonathanstray.com/what-internet-censorship-looks-like-in-qatar-bahrain#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:21:47 +0000 Jonathan Stray http://jonathanstray.com/?p=1347 I am collecting “censored!” screens from different countries. Thanks to the sleuthing of Jacob Appelbaum, I’ve got two more for you. When you’re not allowed to see something online in Qatar, you get redirected to this site:

QatarCensored

(Click for larger.) As opposed to most of the other “blocked site” screens, you don’t actually have to be in country to see this, just go to http://www.censor.qa/.

Next up, Bahrain:

Bahrain-filter

Lest the Westerners in the audience get the impression that blocking internet access is all about silly little theocracies in the desert, note that Australia just passed an internet censorship law. The blacklist is secret. Stay tuned for “What Internet Censorship Looks Like in Australia”!

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