Qatar Censorship Problem Worsens: Yahoo Messenger, Google Talk, chat Blocked

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Qatar Censorship Problem Worsens: Yahoo Messenger, Google Talk, chat Blocked

12-26-2005, 11:53 AM,

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Qatar Censorship Problem Worsens: Yahoo Messenger, Google Talk, chat Blocked

Quote:Qatar Telecom has blocked video and audio chatting via popular Internet-based services such as MSN Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, Google Talk and others, the company's Internet Helpdesk at phone No-125, asserted yesterday...

Sources in the IT industry said while Qtel's censorship of the audio-video chat and PC-to-PC calls was unjustified, these programmes were being exploited wrongly by some Internet users. They explained live audio-video chat is also offered by certain websites that promote promiscuity.

full article: http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/Display...Local_News&subsection=Qatar+News&month=December2005&file=Local_News2005122621029.xml

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