September 17, 2004
Crackdown on Iranian political websites
Hossein Derakhshan, better known in the weblog community as Hoder, is reporting on a crackdown on reformist websites in Iran. As the weblog medium has grown in power and influence in Iran, there's been a backlash against its influence. Hoder is asking for help in publicizing the crackdown, since attention can only help to spread the ideas that are being censored.
Iran is showing some of the highest potential and power of weblogs, and here's hoping that opennness continues to have a positive effect.
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