The 12 enemies of the Internet

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Fred Stiening

The Broadcasting Board of Governors has a plan to upgrade its infrastructure.
 http://www.governmentattic.org/4docs/BBG-TechStratPlan_2010-2012.pdf

The operator of Voice of America, Radio Free Europe/Liberty (Part of Europe is not free?) is looking at the future of radio being on the Internet and social media, and phasing out or sharing facilities with other global broadcasters (BBC? CRI? Radio Moscow?)

A couple pages of the report lists the 12 countries that most aggressively block VOA on the Internet

Burma
China
Cuba
Egypt
Iran
North Korea
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
Vietnam

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2 Responses to The 12 enemies of the Internet

  1. Linda S. says:
    June 6, 2011 at 6:05 pm

    I would never have guessed that these countries would be on this list! Sure…

    • Art Stone says:
      June 6, 2011 at 10:49 pm

      Saudi Arabia is the most curious, but not a surprise. I didn’t pay attention to the date in the report – it was probably pre Arab Spring. I note Libya was not on the list.

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