links for 2006-04-16

• RED HERRING | The Future of the Internet
  If Mr. Cerf and about two dozen other pundits Red Herring interviewed about the future of the Internet are right, in 10 years’ time the barriers between our bodies and the Internet will blur as will those between the real world and virtual reality.
  (tags: internet ideas)
• RED HERRING | Net's Future: Beyond English
  Control of the network might not stay in the hands of its English-speaking creators.
  (tags: internet ICANN root)
• Washington Post: A Safety Net for China's Rulers
  "So far the party has defied the odds. The irony is that modern technology may help it to do so for a little bit longer."
  (tags: china chineseinternetresearch censorship freespeech internet)
• Independent Online Edition: Rise of the blog prompts China self-censor pledge
  State-run internet news sites have stepped up their attempts to guard the Great Firewall of China by responding to a call for tighter control of the web with pledges to "self-censor".
  (tags: china chineseinternetresearch internet censorship freespeech)
• MercuryNews.com | 04/13/2006 | Google defends compliance with China's censorship rules
  "Schmidt said Google's desire to help Chinese Internet users outweighed concerns about freedom of expression."
  (tags: china chineseinternetresearch internet censorship google)