Saudia Arabia leads Arab regimes in internet censorship

Date: 
1 July 2009
Teaser: 

Saudi Arabia leads the field among Arab regimes that practise internet censorship, blocking website content ranging from pornography to politics, but also in waging a highly effective online war against al-Qaida and other jihadi groups.

According to the OpenNet Initiative (ONI), the conservative kingdom operates a "sophisticated" filtering system run by the internet services unit at King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology in the capital Riyadh.

Source: 
The Guardian

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