Subj : Runet - the Russian part of the global internet - and it?s potential re
To   : John Dovey
From : August Abolins
Date : Thu Jul 22 2021 21:29:00

Hello John Dovey!

** On Friday 23.07.21 - 02:52, John Dovey wrote to August Abolins:

 JD> Try the UAE. When you?re there, no video streaming works
 JD> and a wide variety of content just ?doesn?t exist?.  The
 JD> peering points for the ISPs are compelled to go through a
 JD> govt controlled filter. It?s at that point that they
 JD> quietly impose their censorship

The UAE is a small area, and therefore easier to keep tabs on  
the the ISPs that operate there.

When I read the quote on wiki about the UAE:

" Sheikh Zayed was asked by The New York Times in April 1997 on
why there is no elected democracy in the United Arab Emirates,
in which he replied:

    "Why should we abandon a system that satisfies our people,
    in order to introduce a system that seems to engender
    dissent and confrontation? Our system of government is
    based upon our religion and that is what our people want.
    Should they seek alternatives, we are ready to listen to
    them. We have always said that our people should voice
    their demands openly. We are all in the same boat, and they
    are both the captain and the crew... "

...I sense conflicting statements.

The cities around Dubai are amazing feats of engineering.

It's tight grip on filtering internet content is probably  
consistent to discourage dissent and confrontation.

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  ../|ug

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