KOMPAS.com - Entering the sixth day, mass protests against the Iranian presidential election the more incentive. Support for the reform movement and the presidential candidate who lost (including the former Prime Minister Mir Hossein Mousavi) extends bloody clash occurred after the catastrophe, and seven people affected by fire due to Iran's security apparatus, Monday.
Thanks to the internet technology, the whole world can see and feel what took center occurred in Iran via short message or a video camera recording. Snippets of images and video recording chaos Iran unending variety of broadcast media. Government of Iran assess the various media-especially foreign media, "tarnish" the image of Iran with the only exhibit of photos and images of violence.
In fact, foreign media dituding to "funnel" the protester. Iran's Revolutionary guard also accuse the media would provoke unrest. Finally, foreign reporters are prohibited from circulating media in the streets and covered the wave of protests. In fact, this protest is the biggest revolution since the 1979 birth of the Republic of Islamic Iran.
Which may be done only in the work of the office, such as making the news in the office, the source of information through telephone interviews, and to monitor broadcast news only from official government television station. Restriction of information to journalists also have occurred when the Iranian revolution in 1979. Various media at that time still depends entirely on the telephone network, telex and cable telecommunications company owned by the government to send the news to various countries.
According to the institute sensor monitors the Internet, OpenNet Initiative, Iran also had citizens can only rely on the internet during the presidency Mohammad Khatami in 1997 to 2005. At that, dozens of independent media and journalists dipenjara closed.
In addition menjegal foreign media, the government also close access to the Internet so that the various independent media images and snippets of video recording of what is going on in Iran does not leak. However, the attempt is futile because so far the images and video appear still protests everywhere even though the quality is not too good. Sometimes blurred image with the movement of choked-stagnant.
Will not be easy for the regime or President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Iranian Revolutionary Garda to obstruct the flow of information even in the era of the internet such as now. As the proverb says "many roads to Rome", Iran's citizens (the majority of young people) do not be desperate and turn to social networking sites, like Twitter and Facebook or Youtube site (global forum for free expression), to distribute information at any time.
Now fully automatic variety of media depending on the citizen journalism. Recordings and video images of the published Netter (internet users) through this Internet broadcast of various foreign media, including television stations CNN, with the explanation of the origin of information. The majority of information in social networks can not be 100 percent authenticity.
Many of the Government's efforts to impede the spread of information. Besides the Internet, telephone network, is also restricted and monitored. Specialists sensor problem on the internet at Harvard University, John Palfrey, said the government should close all access to the virtual world if you want to prevent the spread of short messages, images, or electronic mail (e-mail). This is the regime of North Korea, Cuba, Moldova, and Myanmar.
Solidarity "Netter"
"Barisan Mousavi still supported the plan in accordance 5 pm hour," as one of the short message or "tweet" on Twitter.
"Good luck. Do not take the car, "the sound of another message.
"The word of my friend, there are 100 students who are arrested. The miscreant was attacked us without any clear reason. Many a tear gas thrown towards us. I have to please anyone who can come here. Do not leave us, "so the sound of" tweet "the other, as quoted in cnn.com.
Messages or announcements include support such as this that berseliweran at Twitter. Although limited to 140 characters, Twitter become vital alternative to the government to block the facility after a short message (SMS) on mobile phones. Worry the government to track the identity of Twitter users, many Twitter users abroad that change the identity and address so that it will appear as if located in Iran. The goal is to confuse the government.
Twitter saking importance in Iran, the U.S. government ask the manager Twitter delay treatment schedule. Section, Twitter must be turned off for a while (about an hour) if you are in the process of treatment.
Although the network is relatively slow, the number of internet users in Iran "extraordinary". OpenNet Initiative report in 2007 said more than 23 million of the 70 million population of Iran has access to the Internet (more than 60 per cent aged under 20 years).
Internet access difficulties Iran is arrested sympathetic siber (cyber) around the world who troop to help residents Iran sophisticated sensors. Netter set the computer with the proxy server that can be used in Iran. "If all the people who use a proxy can change the route traffic Twitter, difficult to track and can not be blocked," said U.S. technology consultant, Nitin Borwankar.
Internet is a network that will look for alternative roads to ensure the inclusion of data flow without restriction. In principle, the internet will find a way when hit obstacles. Successful or not depends caginess internet users.
Twitter users in various countries to change the time and location so that they look like to send a message from Iran. Not only that, Netter also send the software to filter internet disassemble or "attack" sites that support Ahmadinejad. "This happened spontaneously," said Memarian, observers journalism at the University of California, Berkeley.
According to Memarian, the internet is now very important role in Iran. Memarian also doubt that the government will be able to block the telephone network and satellite across the country because it will also disrupt communications and military police. Could block the path-specific channels, but will not be able to block all of the network. (Reuters / AFP / AP / LUK)
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