O’Reilly Media had a conference recently where Danny O’Brien pointed out some of the harsh treatment bloggers can get at the hands of authoritarian governments. They can get imprisoned even for writing about non political subjects such as technology. Definitely worth a watch.
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Bloggers are becoming influential and with that comes the eyes of the authorities. The problem becomes serious if you realise that bloggers are not journalists and so are not covered by the profession’s laws.