Isaac Mao leads off the morning’s session, comparing Internet filtering strategies throughout Asia. He refers to the situation in China as “the great firewall versus… Read More »Technical approaches to censorship in Asia
Sein Win of Mizzima, a Burma-focused news site operated from Thailand and India, documents some of the barriers towards internet use in Burma. Under the… Read More »Some different perspectives on censorship around Southeast Asia
Kunda Dixit, the publisher of the Nepali Times, mentions that it’s an appropriate time for him to be speaking at this conference, “as my country… Read More »Kunda Dixit on internet publishing in Nepal
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