links for 2006-09-27

• Jonathan Zittrain: Censor & sensibility: the right to make known
  "...news organisations could reach many more people if they worked to circumvent Internet filtering instead of passively relying on those inside the firewall to figure out how to reach beyond blocked sites on their own. Doing so might even make good busin
  (tags: censorship news journalism freespeech humanrights)
• Amnesty slams China over rights in Olympics run-up - washingtonpost.com
  "China's human rights record in the run-up to the 2008 Olympics has deteriorated, with thousands of people being executed after unfair trials, Amnesty International said on Thursday."
  (tags: china humanrights freespeech censorship olympics)
• China going blogging mad | The Register
  "...blogging in China is enjoying a boom to match its manufacturing industry..."
  (tags: china blogging internet chineseinternetresearch freespeech censorship)
• …My heart’s in Accra » Eric Osiakwan at Berkman
  Ethan summarizes Eric Osiakwan's talk on efforts to bring affordable internet to Africa (right now internet connectivity costs 40x for Africans what it costs for most Americans!!).. and Ethan also names some areas in which Africans have taken the world le
  (tags: africa netaccess internet innovation wifi wireless radio broadband globalvoices)
• Global Voices Online » Hong Kong: blog as education tool
  "A survey found 73% high school students are bloggers but some secondary schools prohibit students from blogging...."
  (tags: globalvoices education hongkong blogging bloggers freespeech)
• EastSouthWestNorth: The Unpublished FoxConn Story
  "this is yet another case in which an unpublishable case found itself on the Internet instead, with all sorts of delicious details that could not have been published either. This is a perfect illustration of how the Internet has transformed China ..."
  (tags: china chineseinternetresearch internet foxconn press journalism censorship freespeech)
• Baidu: Impressive Growth, But Valuation is Out of Hand - SeekingAlpha
  "China has a long way to go in developing its Internet user base, censorship and usage policies. I believe the speculative premium attached to Baidu has gone out of hand for a company lacking a lengthy earnings history. If the global economy takes a turn
  (tags: china baidu chineseinternetresearch search censorship)