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May 31, 2011 02:05 pm
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/tzD0W79pkEw/In-Censorship-Move-Iran-Plans-Its-Own-Internet
In Censorship Move, Iran Plans Its Own Internet
An anonymous reader writes "Iran is taking steps toward an aggressive new form of censorship: a so-called national Internet that could, in effect, disconnect Iranian cyberspace from the rest of the world (summary of paywalled WSJ report). The leadership in Iran sees the project as a way to end the fight for control of the Internet, according to observers of Iranian policy inside and outside the country. Iran, already among the most sophisticated nations in online censoring, also promotes its national Internet as a cost-saving measure for consumers and as a way to uphold Islamic moral codes."The article also mentions unconfirmed local press reports suggesting that Iran is building its own national operating system. 
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