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I really don’t buy this “pressure companies to stop doing business over ‘there’” stuff. I’m curious who supplied the telecom infrastructure that people used to Twitter and all that to organize the counter-government activities. I mean, really, how can one talk about the wiretapping, without acknowledging the benefits of the wires themselves. Certainly, on net, big tech’s involvement in Iran and China will have a pro-freedom effect, right?
Tonight’s New York Tech Meetup was one of the best I’ve attended. Ali Emami, an Iranian musician, was a guest speaker and gave us all some insight into where Iran has been, where it is going, and what we can do to help.
An important point made was that corporations like Nokia have aided the Iranian government by providing wiretapping capabilities to make communication between members of the revolution difficult to keep confidential.
Another important point was that companies like Yahoo! have aided governments like China to help locate citizens who dare to speak out against their government. We all need to put pressure on these corporations to support human rights over government tyranny. Ali pointed us to WhereIsMyVote.org to mobilize and support the cause.
