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palak   United States. Jun 15 2012 08:39. Posts 4601 | | |
| Ethiopian government has just made it a criminal offense to use VoIP services within the country such as Skype and Google Talk. Anyone caught using VoIP service can now spend 15 years in prison. Ethiopia passed the new law last month, and it’s only just now becoming known outside of the country.
The Ethiopian government argues that the bans on VoIP services are because of “national security concerns.” Ethiopia currently has a single telecommunications carrier, which is state owned, and called Ethio telecom. This ban of VoIP services also happens to help protect the state’s monopoly on communication services.
The Ethiopian Ministry of Communication and Information Technology also gained “the power to supervise and issue licenses to all privately owned companies that import equipment used for communication and information.” Ethiopia’s ban also extends to social networking with people not be able to make audio and video communications. Ethio Telecom is also said to be blocking access to the Tor network, which allows people to surf the web anonymously. |
http://www.slashgear.com/use-skype-in...-and-get-15-years-in-prison-15234121/
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dont tap the glass...im about ready to take a fucking hammer to the aquarium | |
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2c0ntent   Egypt. Jun 15 2012 10:13. Posts 1387 | | |
lol read the first sentence and I was all like, "lol they must own or be owned by the telecom in the country" |
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whamm!   Albania. Jun 15 2012 11:25. Posts 11625 | | |
does this mean no more nigerian scammers in skype and google talk? great. |
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locoo   Peru. Jun 15 2012 12:29. Posts 4561 | | |
I would gladly murder every politician that passed that law. |
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bitte bitte bitte bitte bitte bitte | |
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2c0ntent   Egypt. Jun 15 2012 12:34. Posts 1387 | | |
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kaab13   Canada. Jun 15 2012 15:26. Posts 19 | | |
| On June 15 2012 10:25 whamm! wrote:
does this mean no more nigerian scammers in skype and google talk? great. |
wth has this got to with nigeria u nit head |
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you might think its funny but the real reason i opted to play is because im not dumb | |
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traxamillion   United States. Jun 15 2012 15:57. Posts 10468 | | |
| On June 15 2012 14:26 kaab13 wrote:
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On June 15 2012 10:25 whamm! wrote:
does this mean no more nigerian scammers in skype and google talk? great. |
wth has this got to with nigeria u nit head
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they are all dirty blacks? |
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traxamillion   United States. Jun 15 2012 15:58. Posts 10468 | | |
and way to use nit in that context dork |
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Achoo   Canada. Jun 15 2012 17:39. Posts 1454 | | |
15 years, that's a walk in the park in these countries amirite ???!! |
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Odds are exactly 50%: it either happens or not | |
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whamm!   Albania. Jun 15 2012 19:05. Posts 11625 | | |
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NewbSaibot   United States. Jun 16 2012 01:05. Posts 4946 | | |
yeah, 15 years is like a week at county for us, calm down this is really no big deal. |
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qwerty67890   New Zealand. Jun 16 2012 01:19. Posts 14026 | | |
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Achoo   Canada. Jun 16 2012 05:53. Posts 1454 | | |
Holy shit Byrne, You pushing it far ... |
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Odds are exactly 50%: it either happens or not | |
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Zuries   United Kingdom. Jun 21 2012 04:13. Posts 120 | | |
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