The Internet and revolution

Lesson from Iran: Controlling Internet Use Is a Slippery Slope; Events in Iran prove Bradbury wrong Voices of Networking NetworkWorld.com | Update Your Profile Sponsored by Skype NWW Top Business Collaboration Solutions Download this brand-new independent Computerworld study, which details the most popular real-time communications and collaboration solutions in business today, top benefits, best features and more.Discover exactly what real-world organizations are getting out of real-time solutions, as well as the main barrier to greater deployment. Spotlight Story The Internet and revolution It is too early to know if what is now going on in Iran is actually the start of a revolution in that country. Much of the western media and many commentators seem to think (or, maybe, hope) that is the case.  Read full story Related News: Lesson from Iran: Controlling Internet Use Is a Slippery Slope There was an ominous juxtaposition of two articles about controlling Internet use in the June 17th issue of Wall Street Journal. One article described how the Iranian government is using deep packet inspection to spy on and limit its citizens' Internet use--and the other described how the UK is about to mandate the use of deep packet inspection to identify and crack down on piracy.  Events in Iran prove Bradbury wrong Here's one of the more ironic juxtaposition of events in recent memory: Last week, famed science-fiction author (and anti-censorship advocate) Ray Bradbury came out against the Internet — just as the 'Net's ability to evade censorship played a crucial role in advancing the cause of democracy in Iran. 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