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CPJ Internet Channel | Belarus, Burma, Cuba, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Iran, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Uzbekistan

Most censored nations each distort the Net in own way

By Danny O'Brien/CPJ Internet Advocacy Coordinator
Iran has invested in technology with the explicit intent of restricting Internet access. (Reuters/Caren Firouz)

One big reason for the Internet's success is its role as a universal standard, interoperable across the world. The data packets that leave your computer in Botswana are the same as those which arrive in Barbados. The same is increasingly true of modern mobile networks. Standards are converging: You can use your phone, access an app, or send a text, wherever you are.

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May 2, 2012 4:00 PM ET | | Comments (2)
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