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21 Mar 2012

Author:
Timothy B. Lee, ars technica

Pakistan backs away from proposed censorship system

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Now the Pakistani government appears to be backing away from the proposal [for an internet filtering/blocking system]...Yet the Pakistani officials in charge of the proposal have yet to confirm the reports..."While these reports are promising, there is still a possibility that the Pakistani government could try to covertly implement a similar system," said Mike Rispoli, a spokesman for the advocacy group Access.