United Arab Emirates
ONI Blog: UAE blog blocked after analyzing impact of US financial crisis on UAE economy
The UAE ISPs blocked access to the Arabic blog Mujarad Ensan (Just a man) a few days after the blogger published a post sarcastically entitled "Lough with me and say: Our economy is in a good condition" in which he...
- Posted on 14/Oct/2008; tagged in United Arab Emirates, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Human rights, Political filtering
ONI Blog: A Blind-date with the Censors in UAE
Western software companies continue to make key decisions about what is acceptable speech in numerous countries around the world by compiling the lists of web sites that fall into potentially undesirable categories, such as provocative content and hate speech.
Livejournal.com, a free service...
- Posted on 20/Jun/2008; tagged in United Arab Emirates, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Overblocking
ONI Blog: Dubai free zone no longer has filter-free Internet access
ONI's preliminary investigation found that Dubai's ISP, du, which started filtering the Internet on April 14, 2008, targets sexual materials as well as politically oriented content. Examples of political sites blocked include Arabtimes.com...
- Posted on 18/Apr/2008; tagged in United Arab Emirates, Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
ONI Blog: Dubai free zone will no longer have unfettered Internet access
Internet companies and users in Dubai free zone will go through filtered Internet this year, reported the Gulf News. Currently more than 500 companies based in the free zone enjoy unfettered Internet access unlike the rest of the country. UAE's Telecommunications...
- Posted on 11/Feb/2007; tagged in United Arab Emirates, Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
Report: Internet Filtering in Yemen in 2004-2005: A Country Study
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1. Executive Summary
2. Political, Technical, and Legal Context in Yemen
A. Sensitive / Controversial Topics for Media Coverage
B. Internet Infrastructure and Access
C. Legal Background
3. Testing Methodology
A. Methods
B. Results Analysis
C. Methods Specific...
- Posted on 01/Mar/2006; tagged in United Arab Emirates, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Publications
ONI Blog: In the News: Hints of Net Liberalization in Certain Spaces, Increased Clamps in Others
On top of all the excitement at WSIS, there have been some recent articles examining freedom of information on the Net in the Arab world and beyond.
The UAE has recently legalized VOIP, the technology that enables Internet telephony.
Arab...
- Posted on 15/Nov/2005; tagged in Iran, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
ONI Blog: Filtering in the United Arab Emirates
Gulf News Online covers our study on Internet filtering in the United Arab Emirates, with a comparative approach. Tip of the cap to Ron Deibert for the find......
- Posted on 12/Oct/2005; tagged in United Arab Emirates, Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
ONI Blog: Press Law Revisions, and Libel Punishments, in UAE
Gulfnews.com reports that the UAE is working to revise its Press Law in consultation with the Journalists' Association. The same story notes a libel judgment against two editors of a newspaper in a suit by an Education Ministry official - even...
- Posted on 27/Jul/2005; tagged in United Arab Emirates, Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
ONI Blog: UAE's Etisalat Unblocks Popular Blog
Gulfnews.com reports that Secret Dubai, a blog blocked by the UAE ISP Etisalat, has been unblocked after a flood of complaints. The UAE is one of the countries about which the ONI has released a country study on...
- Posted on 27/Jul/2005; tagged in United Arab Emirates, Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
ONI Blog: UAE's Etisalat Blocks Popular Blog
Gulfnews.com reports that Etisalat, the sole Internet Service Provider in the United Arab Emirates, has blocked a popular weblog, Secret Dubai Diary. The ONI has previously reported on Internet filtering by Etisalat in its country study on UAE....
- Posted on 19/Jun/2005; tagged in United Arab Emirates, Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
