News at Eleven (Back Page): The governments of China, Burma and Syria

are trying to turn the Internet into an Intranet--a network limited to traffic inside the country between people authorised to participate. At least 2,676 websites were shut down or suspended around the world in 2007, most of them discussion forums.

from Reporters Without Borders: Press Freedom Round-up 2007: 86 journalists killed in 2007--up 244% over five years

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