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October 14, 2005 Archive

October 14, 2005

U.S. companies help to censor Internet for repressive regimes

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A new report from Harvard, Cambridge and the University of Toronto finds that a Silicon Valley company is helping the military-run country of Myanmar block citizens from accessing information on the 'Net.

Myanmar, previously known as Burma, is the target of U.S. sanctions designed to prevent American firms from aiding the regime.

The OpenNet Initiative - a collaborative project from the three schools that documents Internet censorship around the globe - says Myanmar is just the latest example of a troubling trend.

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