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Set up a proxy for Iran citizens!

From what I'm seeing on the news it's looking like things are degenerating fast and there may very well be a government toppling revolution happening in Iran that is being organized largely on the internet. Would this be the first time something like this has happened?
 
Travis said:
From what I'm seeing on the news it's looking like things are degenerating fast and there may very well be a government toppling revolution happening in Iran that is being organized largely on the internet. Would this be the first time something like this has happened?
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I think so. If the Chinese student protesters in Tianeman (sp?) Square had Twitter back in 1989, things may have gone differently.
 
There are people calling for anyone with a twitter account to change their location to Tehran and their time to +3:30 GMT in order to throw off government searches for Iranian students who are tweeting.
 
GreNME said:
There are people calling for anyone with a twitter account to change their location to Tehran and their time to +3:30 GMT in order to throw off government searches for Iranian students who are tweeting.
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Already done.
 
GreNME said:
There are people calling for anyone with a twitter account to change their location to Tehran and their time to +3:30 GMT in order to throw off government searches for Iranian students who are tweeting.
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Done.
 
4 Tor nodes fired up as well as having had good 'talks' with 'friendly' sysadmins.
 
I'm blogging about this right now, so as to spread the word as widely as possible.
 
GreNME said:
There are people calling for anyone with a twitter account to change their location to Tehran and their time to +3:30 GMT in order to throw off government searches for Iranian students who are tweeting.
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Done.
 
GreNME said:
There are people calling for anyone with a twitter account to change their location to Tehran and their time to +3:30 GMT in order to throw off government searches for Iranian students who are tweeting.
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Done here as well. Hey, you never know!
 
I have yet to receive a reply from the guy I emailed re: proxy servers.
 
The Central Scrutinizer said:
Wouldn't that be lying?
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Right, because no one ever lies on the intarwebs. ;)

Honestly, at this point, if the choice is between a small lie and someone getting tracked down and kidnapped or killed-- I kid you not, people are being taken from dorms, from hospitals, and from public places-- you can bet your patootie that I'll sing a song so sweet yet untrue.
 
Ducky said:
I have yet to receive a reply from the guy I emailed re: proxy servers.
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If it helps, you should know that there are now also several Tor proxies being used out there right now along with all the rest. At this point people are using whatever possible method they can to get messages out, because the windows for people to send out any information is getting smaller and smaller due to crackdowns.

As to a lack of reply to your e-mail, the guy could just be paranoid or very busy (or both). ;)
 
GreNME said:
If it helps, you should know that there are now also several Tor proxies being used out there right now along with all the rest. At this point people are using whatever possible method they can to get messages out, because the windows for people to send out any information is getting smaller and smaller due to crackdowns.

As to a lack of reply to your e-mail, the guy could just be paranoid or very busy (or both). ;)
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I am pretty scary...

...After all I count in binary. With my fists.
 
That's certainly scary. I wouldn't eff wit' ya.

Note to proxy-ers: a few people running proxies have reported being harassed and threatened. While the risk isn't as great as it is to those in Iran, be aware of the risks.
 
I'm twittering from "Tehran" now. Should we perhaps write pretend twits, like "nice fallafel for lunch today"?
 
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