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07 Oct 08

Facebook may be too popular

acebook and other social networking websites are enjoying overwhelming popularity in the Emirates, but some users fear internet regulators may further restrict access to “objectionable content”.

A new study shows that people in the UAE are more likely to

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22 Aug 08

Some previously blocked web sites now accessible

As the deadline to unblock 1,000 Internet sites in the country nears, some previously blocked medical sites are now accessible.

However, industry sources say that a majority of the popular social networking sites are likely to remain blocked. Earlier thi

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14 Aug 08

Arab Media: Dilemmas of a free media: S Nihal Singh

Freedom of the media, as we understand it, does not exist in the Arabian Gulf. The surprise is not that this is so, but rather in how new shoots of a more tolerant and liberal era are beginning to sprout.

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17 Apr 08

UAE telecom Du has blocked all websites deemed to offend the "moral, social and cultural values" of the Gulf Arab state

Dubai's free zones and residents in Nakheel or Emaar Properties freehold developments will come under the UAE's proxy server for the first time.

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04 Apr 08

Leaked details on censorship in UAE

This leaked internal document details the kind of websites that are censored in the UAE. Interesting reading.

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02 Mar 08

United Arab Emirates Block Facebook

The UAE’s major ISP, Etisalat, appears to have blocked Facebook. Users are reportedly seeing either an Arabic message explaining the block

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The United Arab Emirates Blocks Skype

This week the United Arab Emirates (UAE) blocked Skype from its telecom networks.

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26 Feb 08

Facebook likely to be partially banned in the United Arab Emirates

Elements of the popular social networking website Facebook could be blocked to UAE net users next year as part of the telecoms regulator's rollout of its forthcoming new Internet Penetration Policy (IPP).

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