matteo mohorovicich

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When Pope becomes an example of Internet censorship

I can't check it, but trust me that it's most likely to be happened...

The only country (or one of the few) that didn't celebrate with media obsession Pope's death is China. So far, nothing strange. The fact is that they did it with their typical style. That is to say: censorship on the net.
George Lessard, one of the members of Yahoo! group "Chinese Internet Search", wrote that Chinese web portals (such as sina.com and souhu.com) systematically blocked their forums from being posted with prayers, blessings and other comments on the death of John Paul II. On Sunday April 2, the forums were full. On Monday April 3, empty.
Lessard explains: "An official with Sohu.com confirmed the company had censored the comments, using sophisticated technology to allow only the writer to see his or her own comments ... Asked whether the portal had received an order from the government, the official insisted it was the company's own decision".
Even though we admit this last remark to be true, why allowing peple to see only what they posted, so that they can't share anything? Better to ban everyone from talking about religion than giving a semblance of democracy to the whole thing...

Post: matteomohorovicich a 22:29 | link | commenti (5) |
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congratulations, usa!

UN Security Council approved Thursday, 1 April a resolution that authorises International Crimanal Court (ICC) to try suspected perpetrators of human rights abuses and war crimes in Sudan's Southern region of Darfur.
Usa, that doesn't recognize the ICC authority, had threatened to veto the resolution for fears that this would have involved Americans citizens and made of them targets of political lawsuits. So what? They obtained "assurances that bar the ICC, and other courts, from prosecuting citizens within Sudan from countries that are not a party of the ICC", as AllAfrica says. Americans talked about "genocide" for crimes committed in Darfur, but actually consider their fears more important than resolving this tragic situation. Exporting democracy is worth only for Iraq...

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