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ISLAMABAD (Bytes
for All) – Pakistanis woke up on Thursday to find sites like Facebook
and YouTube blocked after a government crackdown on “blasphemous”
websites. “We consider this ban unnecessary, based on wrongful
accusations against civil liberties and it will further instigate
hatred among international Muslim and non-Muslim communities,” APC
member Bytes For All tells APCNews. In an update, we are told that more
than 1000 sites are now being blocked. “We are in the midst of a major
crisis,” says Bytes For All. More
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MONTEVIDEO
(APC) – Every thirty months the amount of information that can be
transmitted over a wireless internet connection has the potential to
double. Wireless could be the way to provide affordable broadband to
millions of people currently living with poor connectivity. However the
policy and regulation related to spectrum is often inefficient,
secretive and ill-informed. APC’s new research will examine how
spectrum is assigned, who assigns it and what policy or regulatory
framework they use.
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NEW DELHI
(Osama Manzar for DEF) – Not even a year after APC member Digital
Empowerment Foundation set up a centre in the small town of Chanderi,
where weavers could create new designs on computers, lives like those
of young Mohammad Furqan have take an unexpected turn for the better.
The town and initiative have become an inspiration to reproduce
throughout the entire country. More
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MONTEVIDEO
(APC) – APC, the NUPEF Institute, and the Regional Internet Address
Registry for Latin America and the Caribbean (LACNIC) are pleased to
announce the Third Regional Preparatory Meeting for the Internet
Governance Forum which will take place on 3-5 August 2010 in the city
of Quito, Ecuador. More
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