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Pakistanis and Russians Prefer ‘Strong Leaders’ According to New Poll by the Pew Research Center

Pew interviewed people in 7 different countries and asked participants whether he or she would prefer a strong leader or a democratic form of government. The preference for a ‘strong leader’ over a democratic form of government was found in only two of the seven countries surveyed, Russia and Pakistan. Overall, the poll results correspond […]

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Chinese Weibo Censor Goes on Public Rant, Excoriates Users and PRC Government

Weibo user @Geniune_Yu_Yang went on a public rant after pressures to satisfy Weibo users and maintain the Communist Party line with regard to censorship became too much for him to bear. Though web censorship is prevalent in China, Weibo practices self-censorship, hiring people to go through posts and messages to clear out anything forbidden by current […]

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Iran to Create Nationwide Intranet to Combat Un-Islamic Web Activity

The Islamic Republic of Iran announced the creation of a nationwide intranet to supplant the majority of the functions of the internet so that citizens of Iran can enjoy a web free of un-Islamic activity and materials. Currently Iran labors under some of the toughest international sanctions that can be levied against a country because […]

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