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Rajan Datar talks to ѿý Tehran correspondent Jon Leyne about how the internet allows him to report - despite being expelled from Iran.
Rajan Datar looks at the battle for cyberspace that’s currently being fought in Iran.
He talks to the ѿý’s Tehran correspondent, Jon Leyne, about his experience of “information blockades”, periods when the Iranian authorities clamp down on communication, dismantling the mobile phone network, blocking SMS messages and shutting down the internet.
And Rajan also talks to Mahmood Enayat, the ѿý World Service Trust's expert on Iran and the internet, to find out whether anything can be done to prevent repressive governments from taking control of cyberspace.
And the programme also previews the forthcoming World Service season, Superpower, which looks at the impact of the internet on society.
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Jon Leyne, Tehran correspondent
On how the internet allows him to report - despite being expelled from Iran.
Duration: 05:00
Mahmood Enayat, World Service Trust
Can anything be done to prevent repressive governments from taking control of cyberspace?
Duration: 04:00
Superpower
Previewing Superpower - the ѿý's season on the impact of the internet on society.
Duration: 10:00
Broadcasts
- Sat 20 Feb 2010 11:40GMTѿý World Service Online
- Sun 21 Feb 2010 00:40GMTѿý World Service Online
- Sun 21 Feb 2010 03:40GMTѿý World Service Online
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