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Rajan Datar talks to 大象传媒 Tehran correspondent Jon Leyne about how the internet allows him to report - despite being expelled from Iran.
Rajan Datar looks at the battle for cyberspace that鈥檚 currently being fought in Iran.
He talks to the 大象传媒鈥檚 Tehran correspondent, Jon Leyne, about his experience of 鈥渋nformation blockades鈥, periods when the Iranian authorities clamp down on communication, dismantling the mobile phone network, blocking SMS messages and shutting down the internet.
And Rajan also talks to Mahmood Enayat, the 大象传媒 World Service Trust's expert on Iran and the internet, to find out whether anything can be done to prevent repressive governments from taking control of cyberspace.
And the programme also previews the forthcoming World Service season, Superpower, which looks at the impact of the internet on society.
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Jon Leyne, Tehran correspondent
On how the internet allows him to report - despite being expelled from Iran.
Duration: 05:00
Mahmood Enayat, World Service Trust
Can anything be done to prevent repressive governments from taking control of cyberspace?
Duration: 04:00
Superpower
Previewing Superpower - the 大象传媒's season on the impact of the internet on society.
Duration: 10:00
Broadcasts
- Sat 20 Feb 2010 11:40GMT大象传媒 World Service Online
- Sun 21 Feb 2010 00:40GMT大象传媒 World Service Online
- Sun 21 Feb 2010 03:40GMT大象传媒 World Service Online
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