Study Finds 25 Countries Block Web Sites

May 18, 2007 By ANICK JESDANUN, AP Internet Writer

(AP) -- At least 25 countries around the world block Web sites for political, social or other reasons as governments seek to assert authority over a network meant to be borderless, according to a study out Friday.

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