Keeping Jordan’s web open and free – 360east
2010.01.17
Ahmad Humeid blogs on 360East.com:
One of the best things about Jordan is its liberal and open attitude toward the internet.
In an Arab sea of restrictiveness (Lebanon is the exception) our open internet policy has enabled Jordanians to access all of the web (with the exception of one site: the US-based ArabTimes.com). This openness says something important about how the Jordanian state views the citizens: people with the right to access the information they want, not as half-humans who need to be “protected” from information.
Jordan’s internet openness has also spawned a promising web industry, whose fruits include companies like Maktoob.com…… more
