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Any of our tech-savvy readers looking for work? How about censoring free expression in Pakistan?

Few nations have so publicly revealed their plans to censor the Web as Pakistan is doing, however. Last month, the government took out newspaper and Web advertisements asking for companies or institutions to develop the national filtering and blocking system.[...]

The government advertisements state it wants a system capable of shutting down up to 50 million Web addresses in multiple languages with a processing delay of not less than one millisecond.

Pakistan's internet filtering efforts aren't particularly extensive, though it did get international attention in 2010 for briefly blocking Facebook because of cartoons of the Prophet Muhammed. Evidently, the authorities are looking to upgrade to something a bit more sophisticated. 

Hat tip: Jillian York

 

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DR. KUCHBHI

8:04 PM ET

March 9, 2012

Look for more Pakis in the comment columns talking about

a) how they've been so wronged by the US, India and Israel and how all their ills come from the tentacles of the CIA, RAW and MOSSAD.

b) how the Pakis are against terrorism in any form (never mind the fact that most of the terrorist acts worldwide have a Pakistani origin)

c) why everybody should pay them boatloads of money lest all their citizens turn to terrorism and take over their nukes

c) how everything said negatively against Pakistan is organized propaganda (never mind the fact that the ISI has a HUGE department specifically for PR and the media).

You know what? Come to think of it, it won't change a thing!

 

VODABS

12:55 PM ET

March 10, 2012

DR .............<<<<WHATEVER

Get life if u had any..................

 

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9:18 PM ET

March 9, 2012

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MAXIMB

1:32 PM ET

March 19, 2012

Its hard to say. I think it

Its hard to say. I think it all depends on the outcome of this libya farce doesn't it. The whole thing was hurriedly cobbled together on more assumption than fact, and has left THE most unlikely duo in the world, Sarky and Moron, balancing on a very thin wire FUSED in desperation......The French are quietly nationalistic on a simmering level aren't they. If this all goes wrong then I can see Sarky's head on a pole, then who knows where it will all end up..

"Is rio orange war always forfait blackberry inevitable ?"
MaximB

 

MAXIMB

9:02 AM ET

March 22, 2012

a lot . i think countries

a lot . i think countries like iran, north korea , russia are like rebellious kids when you don't talk to them, when you don't pay attention to them, they become rebellious and started acting up. but once you talk to them and make them understand things they apologize and cool off..

"Is rio orange war always forfait mobile inevitable ?"
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MAXIMB

11:23 PM ET

March 22, 2012

Please do your own homework.

Please do your own homework. If you can't figure this one out by yourself, you'd better hope your figure stays in tiptop shape to get through life..

"Is rio orange war always sans engagement inevitable ?"
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NORTONSEVERIN

12:22 AM ET

April 8, 2012

I think countries like iran,

I think countries like iran, north korea , russia are like rebellious kids when you don't talk to them, when you don't pay attention to them, they become rainboots rebellious and started acting up. but once you talk to them and make them understand things they apologize and cool off..

 

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