http://www.metafilter.com/tags/bannedwebsites Posts tagged with 'bannedwebsites' at MetaFilter. Tue, 31 Aug 2004 22:23:38 -0800 Tue, 31 Aug 2004 22:23:38 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/35309/Iran%2DEight%2Dwebsite%2Dtechnicians%2Ddetained%2Dsince%2Dtwo%2Dweeks%2Dago <a href="http://stop.censoring.us/archives/011992.php">Iran: Eight website technicians arrested in undisclosed location since two weeks ago</a> They are said to have been providing hosting services and other technical support to the editors of the news websites. However, the banned websites are still operating with new addresses on free hosting services such as BlogSpot. Is it not newsworthy for the Western media? This is just the beginning of a major crackdown on Iranian news websites and ISPs after <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/30117">filtering them</a> haven't been successful enough. tag:metafilter.com,2004:site.35309 Tue, 31 Aug 2004 22:23:38 -0800 bannedwebsites blogspot iran media hoder