Iraq to impose controls on Internet

Wednesday, August 5, 2009 - 11:56 in Mathematics & Economics

(AP) -- The Iraqi government has decided to crack down on Internet service providers and ban sites that incite violence or carry pornography, officials said Tuesday, a move that has been strongly criticized by freedom of speech advocates as a dangerous first step toward political censorship.

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