21.04.2012                      29.Nissan. 5772                    Schabbat Mewarchim; Tag 14 des Omer

Iran:

Iran seeks support to censor Internet, disconnect from global network

Iranian Information Minister says intention is not to disconnect from the World Wide Web, but to create two networks.

Iran's Information Ministry has recently released a "Request for Information", geared at fetching outside aid for the creation of a more regulated and restricted web. According to a report in the ArsTechnica website, a Persian-language document targeted firms, groups, and universities with knowledge in the area of "cleansing or purifying" the Internet.
Earlier this month, Iran's Information Ministry announced that the Islamic Republic planned to sever itself from the global Internet network, thus creating a "clean internet" as soon as the coming August….