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Internet's Governance: June 2011

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Fouad Bajwa comments on governance of the Internet. Tuesday, June 7, 2011. Skype faces login problems on 7 June 2011. The skype service has been down now for a few hours not allowing me or many over the Internet. Has also reported a company representative stating that 'some' Skype. Users may have been having problems logging into the service but we know that is an understatement! There were reports of tweets also popping up on Twitter.com. Asking whether Skype was down? According to ZDNet here. There was...

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Internet's Governance: Internet Governance Forum IGF Mandate Renewed from 2011 to 2015 - UN renews the IGF mandate for another five years!

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Fouad Bajwa comments on governance of the Internet. Sunday, January 2, 2011. Internet Governance Forum IGF Mandate Renewed from 2011 to 2015 - UN renews the IGF mandate for another five years! The IGF mandate renewal news has yet to be formally confirmed and announced by the United Nations but I suppose that this delay is due to the holiday season but it stands accurate and stakeholders should hear about it in a day or two. The United Nations General Assembly. At the United Nations. During the third quar...

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Internet's Governance: Politics of whether the Internet is a fundamental Human Right or merely a tool to help free expression? Vint Cerf creates a stir in the Internet and Human Rights community!

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Fouad Bajwa comments on governance of the Internet. Saturday, January 7, 2012. Politics of whether the Internet is a fundamental Human Right or merely a tool to help free expression? Vint Cerf creates a stir in the Internet and Human Rights community! Image by Sean MacEntee. Internet Access Is Not a Human Right stated Vinton G. Cerf in a recent opinion article in the New York Times NYT here. That attempts to build and clarify a single sided relation between the Internet. Human Rights and Civil Liberties.

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Internet's Governance: July 2011

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Fouad Bajwa comments on governance of the Internet. Thursday, July 14, 2011. Pk State of the Pakistani ccTLD Domain Report from Pakistan. The Pakistani ccTLD .pk domain. Is a critical Internet resource for Pakistan. Established in 1996 by two Pakistani entrepreneurs and scientists settled abroad in the US, the .pk infrastructure has grown to host an approximate of 36893. Pk domains as of 13-07-2011 for the 6th most populous country in the world. The State of the Pakistani .pk ccTLD:. Government of Pakist...

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Internet's Governance: March 2011

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Fouad Bajwa comments on governance of the Internet. Saturday, March 5, 2011. Google is taking down Gizmo5 after integrating VoIP telephony service into Gmail/Gtalk. Yet another company is facing a shutdown after being acquired by Google. Was acquired by search giant Google in 2009 and according to its website and as reported by TechCrunch here. Will be shutdown on April 3, 2011. Basically Gizmo5 services will be discontinued. Gizmo5 was the creator of various VoIP. Links to this post. Sloppy Google' Is L...

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Internet's Governance: October 2011

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Fouad Bajwa comments on governance of the Internet. Saturday, October 29, 2011. Pakistan Bans Porn as 150,000 explicit content website addresses are officially blocked on social and moral Ground. And Web Scene witness one of the largest filters in the region after China. As a bans comes forward imposed under the supervision of the leadership of the Pakistan. This ban comes after the VPN. Had originally reported such a possibility here earlier this month that has now been formally implemented. Links to th...

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Internet's Governance: Automating Pakistan's Great Firewall from manual filtering to one button blanket censorship, gains for some while suffering for others!

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Fouad Bajwa comments on governance of the Internet. Friday, March 16, 2012. Automating Pakistan's Great Firewall from manual filtering to one button blanket censorship, gains for some while suffering for others! The latest outcry being heard around the world from Pakistan has been about the Request for Proposal for automating the country's National URL. System from manual to an updatable system across points of presence as mentioned here. Firewalls and Reality Checks. As usual, certain so called civil so...

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Internet's Governance: March 2012

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Fouad Bajwa comments on governance of the Internet. Friday, March 16, 2012. Automating Pakistan's Great Firewall from manual filtering to one button blanket censorship, gains for some while suffering for others! The latest outcry being heard around the world from Pakistan has been about the Request for Proposal for automating the country's National URL. System from manual to an updatable system across points of presence as mentioned here. Firewalls and Reality Checks. As usual, certain so called civil so...

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Internet's Governance: Twitter.com restored in Pakistan by Government after domestic and global outcry against the blocking!

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Fouad Bajwa comments on governance of the Internet. Monday, May 21, 2012. Twitter.com restored in Pakistan by Government after domestic and global outcry against the blocking! Website services and access has been restored to the citizens of Pakistan after a 24 hour temporary ban. According to Pro-Pakistani.com here. Image from Pro-Pakistani blog here. Labels: facebook banned in pakistan. Pakistan shuts down twitter. Twitter shutdown in pakistan. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). In Nigeria, You Risk Ar...

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Internet's Governance: Twitter officially shutdown in Pakistan - Twitter Banned in Pakistan

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Fouad Bajwa comments on governance of the Internet. Sunday, May 20, 2012. Twitter officially shutdown in Pakistan - Twitter Banned in Pakistan. As of 20th May 2012, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority. PTA with permission from the Ministry of Information Technology. MoIT upon the suggestion of PTA's Director General. For Strategy and Development has allowed the full and blanket shutdown of the worlds most famous Social Media. Website Twitter.com to its audience in Pakistan. The Daily DAWN (Pakistan).