"j" == J C DE MARTIN <J.C.> writes:
> From The New York Times: U.S. Hopes Internet Exports Will Help > Open Closed Societies > The Treasury Department will issue a general license for the > export of free personal Internet services and software geared > toward Iran, Cuba and Sudan. > http://s.nyt.com/u/Oc- Sul tema segnalo questi interventi, a mio parere molto interessanti: http://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/2009/11/how-dictators-watch-us-on-the-web/ http://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/2009/12/the-net-advantage/ http://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/2010/01/why-the-internet-is-failing-irans-... http://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/2010/01/the-twitter-revolution-more-than-j... http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2010/02/22/internet-freedom-beyond-circum... Oltre a questo articolo (che riassume un lavoro piu` ampio) della Prof.ssa Sandra Braman: http://firstmonday.org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/1363 Tactical memory: The politics of openness in the construction of memory Last, not least, credo sia importante segnalare che il recente discorso di Hillary Clinton (che ha dato il semaforo verde a questa mossa del Dipartimento del Tesoro) su "Internet freedom" tende a inquadrare il problema come una questione "commerciale" (nel senso di "international trade"). Se questa sia o meno una strategia adeguata e/o quali saranno i relativi effetti collaterali, lo scopriremo solo vivendo (cit.). Ciao, -- Andrea Glorioso (M: +32-488-409-055 F: +39-051-930-31-133) * Le opinioni espresse in questa mail sono del tutto personali * * The opinions expressed here are absolutely personal * "Constitutions represent the deliberate judgment of the people as to the provisions and restraints which [...] will secure to each citizen the greatest liberty and utmost protection. They are rules proscribed by Philip sober to control Philip drunk." David J. Brewer (1893) An Independent Judiciary as the Salvation of the Nation