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The Story Behind Iran’s Censorship Redirect Page

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Written by Mahsa Alimardani and Auke Rick Akkerman for the Masters in New Media and Digital Culture at the University of Amsterdam's Digital Method Initiative . The Internet environment is like a raging river full of water, and the water keeps on brimming and roaring. If we devise a plan for this…

Nov 29, 2014

82-year-old Thai intellectual faces anti-monarchy charge | Asian Correspondent

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by | 19th October 2014 | @AP Pic: AP. BANGKOK (AP) — One of Thailand’s most prominent intellectuals is the target of a criminal complaint for comments he made about a Thai king who died more than 400 years ago. Eighty-two-year-old Sulak Sivaraksa was cited by two retired senior army officers on…

Oct 19, 2014

A Snapchat Explainer for Non-Millennials | Re/code

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Shutterstock This story is part of a group of stories called Uncovering and explaining how our digital world is changing — and changing us. Wondering how mobile messaging app Snapchat could possibly be valued at a bajillion dollars? Wondering what Snapchat even is , or how it works? Or why anyone…

Aug 18, 2014

gistblog - My iOS Indie-Game Numbers

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My iOS Indie-Game Numbers Tuesday, July 29, 2014 – 33161 views — by jazzychad Yesterday, Jared Sinclair published a very candid writeup of the download and sales numbers for his app Unread. It was very refreshing to see such an honest post and to see someone publicly admit that spending so much time…

Jul 30, 2014