Internet Censorship Faces Obstacles
14 November 2012 | Issue 5013
As the number of websites banned or blocked under the new Internet law grows, the country’s media watchdog backpedaled Tuesday by acknowledging that censoring content was technically and legally difficult, and it promised to remove popular sites from the blacklist.
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