Posted on 11/16/2003 10:59:59 AM PST by Pan_Yans Wife
Anonymizer Working on Iran Web Censor System
September 10, 2003 The Associated Press Anick Jesdanun
NEW YORK -- A San Diego company that runs a system for evading Internet censors is working with the U.S. government to create a special service for people in Iran.
Anonymizer Inc.'s six-month contract with Voice of America's parent agency, International Broadcasting Bureau, calls for daily e-mail newsletters to Iranians with instructions in Farsi for accessing the free service.
According to Reporters Without Borders, a Paris-based media freedom group, Iran requires Internet service providers to block hundreds of news and other sites deemed illegal. Several providers have been closed for failing to install filters.
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