Democracy, censorship & the internet


Ali Raza May 23, 2010

KARACHI: Facebook and YouTube became the most successful medium of exposing the corrupt leaders and politicians of Pakistan plus parties like the Jamaat-i-Islami, who can’t tolerate freedom of speech and don’t want the ordinary people of Pakistan to participate in daily discussions, so they blocked those sites. Mark my words, blogs will be next.

Published in the Express Tribune, May 24th, 2010.

COMMENTS (1)

habiba chishti | 14 years ago | Reply well,ali raza i don't know from where you get this information regarding jamaat-i-islami? even i don't indulge in politics or not the member of any ploitic party.but as far as you tube is concerned and some more websites we all are suffering students,industrialist also.
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