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Contents contributed and discussions participated by Javier Velandia

Javier Velandia

Head of judiciary threatens senders of text messages - 0 views

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    The text Messages other threat for the Iranian Government. With that decision some leaders from the opposition argue that this decision is the anxiety of public opinion.
Javier Velandia

Social Networking: Obama's New Weapon Against Iran, Cuba, Sudan - 0 views

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    Are the Social Networks a new weapon for democracy? This article gives an explanation about Obama's Government intentions of spread the free internet in these countries like a weapon for reach democracy
Javier Velandia

Pakistan Blocks YouTube Facebook: Muslim Nation Cracks Down on "Sacrilegious" Content - 0 views

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    Since May 20, some Muslim Nations ban Facebook and You Tube after the publication of groups and videos like "Everybody Draw Mohammed Day!" a Facebook group that encourages users to post images of Islam's Prophet Muhammad.
Javier Velandia

Bombard Iran ... with broadband - 0 views

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    This article argues that the best alternative to fight against the Iranian Government, is providing the country with free satellite internet access. The flow of information and the use of Internet like a democratic tool will allow the own citizens to defeat the regime
Javier Velandia

Worldwide web goes truly global with Arabic urls - 0 views

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    Six Months after the ICANN, approved the use of non-Latin domain names, Egypt launched "Misr" domain (the Arabic name for Egypt). A new perspective of Internet in the Arabic world.
Javier Velandia

Venezuela leader Hugo Chavez takes to Twitter - 1 views

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    When the world was talking about Chavez intentions to control the internet, he decides to use twitter to spread his ideas.
Javier Velandia

Adobe confirms plans to move away from Apple - 0 views

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    More about the Apple and Adobe issue. After Steve Jobs (Apple) letter about the incompatibility of Flash with the new era of smartphones and touchscreen devices, Adobe will shift its focus away from Apple.
Javier Velandia

Threatened Voices - 0 views

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    A mapping data base of bloggers who have been threatened, arrested or killed around the world. This initiative gives names, location, actual status and draw attention to the campaigns to free them. Until now it reports 230 cases of threatened or arrested bloggers.
Javier Velandia

Iran: State Reaps Real Dividends of Double-edged Persecution - 0 views

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    A document that explores the difficulties of Iranian Cyber Activist to fight against the regime. Explain how Web Pages, Blogs and other internet initiatives like Radio Zamaneh, Jaras and Kalameh have been victims of persecution, filtering, and jail.
Javier Velandia

Adobe abandons iPhone code tools - 0 views

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    Adobe is to stop making software tools that allow Apple's IPhone to run Flash. A decision made after months of discussions between the companies. Mike Chambers, Adobe's principal product manager wrote in his blog "Fortunately, the iPhone isn't the only game in town."
Javier Velandia

Interview: Helping Iranians Beat Internet Censorship - 1 views

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    Austin Heap, Director of the San Francisco Based Censorship Research Center, explained the development of "HAYSTACK" a software that has been distributed to Iranians since last March to beat internet censorship. "we can through technology allow people to have their basic human right of free speech without fear of retaliation." Austin Heap.
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