Comments on: Government To Moderate Blogs? http://somecontrast.com/2008/04/25/government-to-moderate-blogs/ Like a valley next to a mountain, like the sunshine after the rain; life is much more with some contrasts. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 22:52:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Yousef http://somecontrast.com/2008/04/25/government-to-moderate-blogs/#comment-3206 Yousef Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:17:39 +0000 http://somecontrast.wordpress.com/?p=1539#comment-3206 <strong>Technogal</strong> oh, thats ok, Thanks for taking the time and search for this thing. :) <strong>2 b-log or not 2 b-log</strong> they're always keeping tabs. but this time they're adding rules to make use of those tabs :P <strong>K.TheKuwaiti</strong> yeah I agree. its a real shame that some of us need to keep their identity a secret in order to state his opinion freely. oh well. Technogal oh, thats ok, Thanks for taking the time and search for this thing. :)
2 b-log or not 2 b-log they’re always keeping tabs. but this time they’re adding rules to make use of those tabs :P
K.TheKuwaiti yeah I agree. its a real shame that some of us need to keep their identity a secret in order to state his opinion freely. oh well.

]]> By: K.TheKuwaiti http://somecontrast.com/2008/04/25/government-to-moderate-blogs/#comment-3205 K.TheKuwaiti Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:49:17 +0000 http://somecontrast.wordpress.com/?p=1539#comment-3205 Bashar maintained a very public image on his blog, he was known by his peers (and the government). If someone plans on maintaining a blog that might piss some people off ... just keep your identity a secret. Bashar maintained a very public image on his blog, he was known by his peers (and the government). If someone plans on maintaining a blog that might piss some people off … just keep your identity a secret.

]]> By: 2 b-log or not 2 b-log http://somecontrast.com/2008/04/25/government-to-moderate-blogs/#comment-3204 2 b-log or not 2 b-log Sun, 27 Apr 2008 13:55:11 +0000 http://somecontrast.wordpress.com/?p=1539#comment-3204 Hang on, I thought they have long since been keeping tabs. Hang on, I thought they have long since been keeping tabs.

]]> By: Technogal http://somecontrast.com/2008/04/25/government-to-moderate-blogs/#comment-3203 Technogal Sun, 27 Apr 2008 13:39:10 +0000 http://somecontrast.wordpress.com/?p=1539#comment-3203 Yousef: I found the link for MAC OS http://macblog.aol.com but I am not sure how it works with MAC! By the way to stop the blocking I was mistaken when I said use AOL Explorer, actually it is AOL 9.0 or 9.1 it is a package all in one software (email, browsing, XM radio, IM, etc..). Unfortunately it is only available for Windows OS. Yousef: I found the link for MAC OS http://macblog.aol.com
but I am not sure how it works with MAC! By the way to stop the blocking I was mistaken when I said use AOL Explorer, actually it is AOL 9.0 or 9.1 it is a package all in one software (email, browsing, XM radio, IM, etc..). Unfortunately it is only available for Windows OS.

]]> By: Yousef http://somecontrast.com/2008/04/25/government-to-moderate-blogs/#comment-3201 Yousef Sat, 26 Apr 2008 22:48:35 +0000 http://somecontrast.wordpress.com/?p=1539#comment-3201 <strong>Haider</strong> Thats the thing, they left it hanging with no explanation as to what they consider morally correct in Kuwait and what is not? and thats clever if you ask me, coz it gives them enough space to work with and control the blogs. I hope its just for the reason you mentioned though (defamation of candidates). <strong>intlxpatr</strong> wohoo! :D <strong>K.TheKuwaiti</strong> Look, I hope you're right here, coz it didn't seem to take them much time to get Bashar in jail when that thing happened. I'm not just worried about the blocking of a blog, but what things the blogger could go through if he expressed his opinion freely and annoyed the wrong people, especially now since they'll soon have rules criminalizing whatever they find unsuitable. *goes to read about mirrors* <strong>master</strong> ba3ad ilgarada shloon 9ayra!? :P Haider Thats the thing, they left it hanging with no explanation as to what they consider morally correct in Kuwait and what is not? and thats clever if you ask me, coz it gives them enough space to work with and control the blogs. I hope its just for the reason you mentioned though (defamation of candidates).

intlxpatr wohoo! :D
K.TheKuwaiti Look, I hope you’re right here, coz it didn’t seem to take them much time to get Bashar in jail when that thing happened. I’m not just worried about the blocking of a blog, but what things the blogger could go through if he expressed his opinion freely and annoyed the wrong people, especially now since they’ll soon have rules criminalizing whatever they find unsuitable.

*goes to read about mirrors*

master ba3ad ilgarada shloon 9ayra!? :P

]]> By: master http://somecontrast.com/2008/04/25/government-to-moderate-blogs/#comment-3202 master Sat, 26 Apr 2008 22:16:10 +0000 http://somecontrast.wordpress.com/?p=1539#comment-3202 yaaaaa milgiiii yoom sar 3indena blog 6ala3 hal khabar !!!! yaaaaa milgiiii yoom sar 3indena blog 6ala3 hal khabar !!!!

]]> By: K.TheKuwaiti http://somecontrast.com/2008/04/25/government-to-moderate-blogs/#comment-3200 K.TheKuwaiti Sat, 26 Apr 2008 05:19:03 +0000 http://somecontrast.wordpress.com/?p=1539#comment-3200 Its not going to be that simple .. If the MOT finds a blog that they don't *agree with* .. then they need to first prove that the blog is either written by a Kuwaiti or from someone even in Kuwait (If you maintain a blog of that nature, stay quiet about your identity). Second, they would need to find a a legal reason to *block* them. Thirdly, the request would be submitted to the ISPs, who again check if the blog is doing anything illegal. If it manages to go through all those steps and get blocked .. then a mirror (website clone) can pop up in less than 15 minutes. We already have several steps in place if anyone attempts to block the bigger blogs. It would take another month of two of bureaucracy before they even get around to the mirror. You can not regulate blogs. Its not going to be that simple .. If the MOT finds a blog that they don’t *agree with* .. then they need to first prove that the blog is either written by a Kuwaiti or from someone even in Kuwait (If you maintain a blog of that nature, stay quiet about your identity). Second, they would need to find a a legal reason to *block* them. Thirdly, the request would be submitted to the ISPs, who again check if the blog is doing anything illegal.

If it manages to go through all those steps and get blocked .. then a mirror (website clone) can pop up in less than 15 minutes. We already have several steps in place if anyone attempts to block the bigger blogs. It would take another month of two of bureaucracy before they even get around to the mirror.

You can not regulate blogs.

]]> By: intlxpatr http://somecontrast.com/2008/04/25/government-to-moderate-blogs/#comment-3199 intlxpatr Sat, 26 Apr 2008 04:46:33 +0000 http://somecontrast.wordpress.com/?p=1539#comment-3199 YOUSEF, tag. YOUSEF, tag.

]]> By: Haider http://somecontrast.com/2008/04/25/government-to-moderate-blogs/#comment-3198 Haider Sat, 26 Apr 2008 02:41:43 +0000 http://somecontrast.wordpress.com/?p=1539#comment-3198 I saw the headline in Al-Nahar newspaper this morning, but they included an explanation (on the front page) that this will target blogs that seek to defame candidates running in the elections (I didn't read the rest of the article). This seems fair, provided that the blog accuses candidates without offering proof. But the explanation you mentioned from Al-Watan is troubling. What are Kuwait's "traditions and moral values" to start off with? And shouldn't freedom of speech be considered a moral right in Kuwait? Thanks for the info.. I saw the headline in Al-Nahar newspaper this morning, but they included an explanation (on the front page) that this will target blogs that seek to defame candidates running in the elections (I didn’t read the rest of the article). This seems fair, provided that the blog accuses candidates without offering proof.

But the explanation you mentioned from Al-Watan is troubling. What are Kuwait’s “traditions and moral values” to start off with? And shouldn’t freedom of speech be considered a moral right in Kuwait?

Thanks for the info..

]]> By: Yousef http://somecontrast.com/2008/04/25/government-to-moderate-blogs/#comment-3197 Yousef Sat, 26 Apr 2008 02:09:21 +0000 http://somecontrast.wordpress.com/?p=1539#comment-3197 <strong>fkj</strong> latesta3yel 3alarezgik :P <strong>Technogal</strong> err.. I can't find the Mac version! fkj latesta3yel 3alarezgik :P
Technogal err.. I can’t find the Mac version!

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