Comments on: ERoTICs Research http://www.nadinemoawad.com/2010/02/erotics-research/ Feminist Attempts Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:43:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Vak http://www.nadinemoawad.com/2010/02/erotics-research/comment-page-1/#comment-504 Vak Fri, 28 May 2010 05:08:39 +0000 http://www.nadinemoawad.com/?p=205#comment-504 I would say question 1 is very important. The fact that it isn't censored now doesn't mean that it won't be in the future. In Sri Lanka the web was not used for advocacy and infosharing much until the state crackdown on media during the last stages of the war. Over the last 3 - 4 years it has become a huge factor in sharing news and advocating etc. The government has now introduced a couple of regulations which are very vague (abuse of IT, censorship of certain sites, etc). So it would be worth it maybe to look at what measures of control states use and what loopholes Arab countries have used to continue using the web as a tool or space for advocacy. Sorry about the long comment ;) I would say question 1 is very important. The fact that it isn’t censored now doesn’t mean that it won’t be in the future. In Sri Lanka the web was not used for advocacy and infosharing much until the state crackdown on media during the last stages of the war. Over the last 3 – 4 years it has become a huge factor in sharing news and advocating etc. The government has now introduced a couple of regulations which are very vague (abuse of IT, censorship of certain sites, etc). So it would be worth it maybe to look at what measures of control states use and what loopholes Arab countries have used to continue using the web as a tool or space for advocacy. Sorry about the long comment ;)

]]> By: Jowel http://www.nadinemoawad.com/2010/02/erotics-research/comment-page-1/#comment-192 Jowel Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:16:17 +0000 http://www.nadinemoawad.com/?p=205#comment-192 You know this story, don't you? Lebanon: Internet, Gay Rights Targeted; Free Expression at Risk http://www.iglhrc.org/cgi-bin/iowa/article/takeaction/partners/796.html You know this story, don’t you?

Lebanon: Internet, Gay Rights Targeted; Free Expression at Risk

http://www.iglhrc.org/cgi-bin/iowa/article/takeaction/partners/796.html

]]> By: frenchy http://www.nadinemoawad.com/2010/02/erotics-research/comment-page-1/#comment-191 frenchy Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:54:17 +0000 http://www.nadinemoawad.com/?p=205#comment-191 even if internet is not censored, it s controled from bir hassan. It started around 97-98. It explains for ex why some gays were arrested for "a hamam" show in Tripoli during the 90's or how AUB lesbian girls were found etc... People are tending to forget the past in lebanon even if internet is not censored, it s controled from bir hassan. It started around 97-98.
It explains for ex why some gays were arrested for “a hamam” show in Tripoli during the 90′s or how AUB lesbian girls were found etc…

People are tending to forget the past in lebanon

]]> By: Na! http://www.nadinemoawad.com/2010/02/erotics-research/comment-page-1/#comment-188 Na! Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:11:15 +0000 http://www.nadinemoawad.com/?p=205#comment-188 hmmmmmm interesting. So here's my meager contribution :P Internet censorship in Lebanon would not really be worth it in my opinion: - The Lebanese blogosphere and Lebanese readers transcend geographical borders. Even with regulations in Lebanon, you can't stop the diaspora. And the Lebanese abroad are in constant contact with their families in Lebanon. You can't really stop that information flow. - Internet penetration in Lebanon is relatively low and there is very little content in Arabic so regulations and censorship are not really worth it anyway. - Also, I think there is very little controversial Lebanese content online anyway... there wouldn't be much to block... (in comparison with Egypt and Syria for example) hmmmmmm interesting. So here’s my meager contribution :P

Internet censorship in Lebanon would not really be worth it in my opinion:

- The Lebanese blogosphere and Lebanese readers transcend geographical borders. Even with regulations in Lebanon, you can’t stop the diaspora. And the Lebanese abroad are in constant contact with their families in Lebanon. You can’t really stop that information flow.

- Internet penetration in Lebanon is relatively low and there is very little content in Arabic so regulations and censorship are not really worth it anyway.

- Also, I think there is very little controversial Lebanese content online anyway… there wouldn’t be much to block… (in comparison with Egypt and Syria for example)

]]> By: Leila http://www.nadinemoawad.com/2010/02/erotics-research/comment-page-1/#comment-187 Leila Sun, 14 Feb 2010 18:59:51 +0000 http://www.nadinemoawad.com/?p=205#comment-187 OK, here´s my contribution to your interesting project, although you probably know about this: The Initiative for an Open Arab Internet provides lots of useful data on the state of the Internet in the Arab world: http://www.openarab.net/en/node/1614 I hope you find it useful, keep us updated :) Leila OK, here´s my contribution to your interesting project, although you probably know about this:
The Initiative for an Open Arab Internet provides lots of useful data on the state of the Internet in the Arab world: http://www.openarab.net/en/node/1614

I hope you find it useful, keep us updated :)

Leila

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