Comments on: Filtering Sex in the Arab World http://jilliancyork.com/2010/03/05/filtering-sex-in-the-arab-world/ Jillian C. York is a freelance writer and blogger. Sun, 20 May 2012 03:50:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: El papel de las empresas occidentales en el bloqueo de Internet « AQUI hay TOMATE http://jilliancyork.com/2010/03/05/filtering-sex-in-the-arab-world/#comment-7630 El papel de las empresas occidentales en el bloqueo de Internet « AQUI hay TOMATE Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:56:50 +0000 http://jilliancyork.com/?p=984#comment-7630 [...] en el Yemen poco después de un post titulado “El sexo de filtrado en el mundo árabe” 26 que se refiere a un anterior documento del ONI titulado “Sexo, Sociales Mores, y filtrado de [...] [...] en el Yemen poco después de un post titulado “El sexo de filtrado en el mundo árabe” 26 que se refiere a un anterior documento del ONI titulado “Sexo, Sociales Mores, y filtrado de [...]

]]> By: West Censoring East: The Use of Western Technologies by Middle East Censors, 2010-2011 » Article » OWNI.eu, Digital Journalism http://jilliancyork.com/2010/03/05/filtering-sex-in-the-arab-world/#comment-7605 West Censoring East: The Use of Western Technologies by Middle East Censors, 2010-2011 » Article » OWNI.eu, Digital Journalism Wed, 30 Mar 2011 10:55:19 +0000 http://jilliancyork.com/?p=984#comment-7605 [...] York was blocked in Yemen shortly after a post entitled “Filtering Sex in the Arab World”26 that referred to an earlier ONI paper entitled “Sex, Social Mores, and Keyword Filtering: [...] [...] York was blocked in Yemen shortly after a post entitled “Filtering Sex in the Arab World”26 that referred to an earlier ONI paper entitled “Sex, Social Mores, and Keyword Filtering: [...]

]]> By: yemeni http://jilliancyork.com/2010/03/05/filtering-sex-in-the-arab-world/#comment-7361 yemeni Thu, 10 Mar 2011 14:12:59 +0000 http://jilliancyork.com/?p=984#comment-7361 I should mention the fact that advertising for international websites was what funded all of the porn sites I visited. Still, they seemed more about breaking the taboo of the intimacy of private relations between men and women as opposed to pure profit motive. It is impossible to talk about the exact number of Arab porn sites. But their growing numbers reveal that Arab voyeurs will do whatever they can to get around official censors. I should mention the fact that advertising for international websites was what funded all of the porn sites I visited. Still, they seemed more about breaking the taboo of the intimacy of private relations between men and women as opposed to pure profit motive.
It is impossible to talk about the exact number of Arab porn sites. But their growing numbers reveal that Arab voyeurs will do whatever they can to get around official censors.

]]> By: arabian girl http://jilliancyork.com/2010/03/05/filtering-sex-in-the-arab-world/#comment-3458 arabian girl Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:22:48 +0000 http://jilliancyork.com/?p=984#comment-3458 It's fairly easy these days to record anything, including sex scenes, with the help of a mobile phone, then to exchange the material through Bluetooth or by simply publishing them on the net. It’s fairly easy these days to record anything, including sex scenes, with the help of a mobile phone, then to exchange the material through Bluetooth or by simply publishing them on the net.

]]> By: Jillian http://jilliancyork.com/2010/03/05/filtering-sex-in-the-arab-world/#comment-3435 Jillian Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:44:40 +0000 http://jilliancyork.com/?p=984#comment-3435 Other places, too. Check out the report (it's linked up there) - Bing's filtering in the Arab world is non-specific; it simply offers an "Arabian countries" (note the incorrect terminology) version that is IP-located to users in Arab countries (I'm not 100% sure that all Arab countries get this version, but have confirmed Syria, Algeria, Jordan, Saudi, Tunisia, UAE and a couple of others). I can't think of all of the other countries offhand, but I tested the word "sex" in a number of other countries' versions and it was filtered by all. The ones I remember off the top of my head are Turkey, China, Thailand, Indonesia, and India. We're currently testing more terms for those countries. Other places, too. Check out the report (it’s linked up there) – Bing’s filtering in the Arab world is non-specific; it simply offers an “Arabian countries” (note the incorrect terminology) version that is IP-located to users in Arab countries (I’m not 100% sure that all Arab countries get this version, but have confirmed Syria, Algeria, Jordan, Saudi, Tunisia, UAE and a couple of others).

I can’t think of all of the other countries offhand, but I tested the word “sex” in a number of other countries’ versions and it was filtered by all. The ones I remember off the top of my head are Turkey, China, Thailand, Indonesia, and India. We’re currently testing more terms for those countries.

]]> By: Ari Herzog http://jilliancyork.com/2010/03/05/filtering-sex-in-the-arab-world/#comment-3434 Ari Herzog Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:41:44 +0000 http://jilliancyork.com/?p=984#comment-3434 Is Bing filtering results in just Arab nations (and which ones?) or other places, too? Is Bing filtering results in just Arab nations (and which ones?) or other places, too?

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