- Omid Memarian gives insight into the Iranian hardliner in-fighting that led to “blogfather” Hossein Derakhshan’s arrest and sentencing.
- Pakistan blocks Facebook, but doesn’t block militant jihadi sites.
- What happened when the authorities shut down the Internet in China’s Xinjiang province.
- “Deleted” Facebook photos can stay available for years (from the excellent Ars Technica, now banned in Iran).
- Quote of the week, courtesy of Index on Censorship’s Free Speech Blog. When asked about Egypt’s new pre-election restrictions on mass SMS messaging, government adviser Mahmoud el-Gweini told reporters “We are not making life difficult. We are making life organized, that is all.”