CENSORSHIP AT INDYMEDIA?
CENSORSHIP | 09.12.2002 12:39
Censorship At Indymedia depends on which computer you submit your story to. One computer is particularly bad. Many European Indy sites (including uk.indymedia.org) nyc.indymedia.org, sydney.indymedia.org and melbourne.indymedia.org are on this machine.
CENSORSHIP AT INDYMEDIA?
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If you run the INDYMEDIA IP addresses by a DNS server you find the following:
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Name: adelaide.indymedia.org.au
Address: 203.12.146.250
Aliases: adelaide.indymedia.org
Name: www.cat.org.au
Address: 203.53.14.41
Aliases: www.indymedia.org.nz
Name: conway.cat.org.au
Address: 203.53.14.41
Aliases: brisbane.indymedia.org
Name: jakarta.indymedia.org.au
Address: 203.12.146.250
Aliases: jakarta.indymedia.org
Name: stallman.indymedia.org
Address: 216.231.32.98
Aliases: melbourne.indymedia.org
Name: stallman.indymedia.org
Address: 216.231.32.98
Aliases: sydney.indymedia.org
Name: nigeria.indymedia.org
Address: 216.243.113.25
Name: stray.linefeed.org
Address: 216.218.240.191
Aliases: southafrica.indymedia.org, sa.indymedia.org
stray.indymedia.org
Name: bear.indymedia.org
Address: 216.243.113.25
Aliases: athens.indymedia.org
Name: stallman.indymedia.org
Address: 216.231.32.98
Aliases: austria.indymedia.org
Name: stallman.indymedia.org
Address: 216.231.32.98
Aliases: barcelona.indymedia.org
Name: stallman.indymedia.org
Address: 216.231.32.98
Aliases: belgium.indymedia.org
Name: brisimc.www.southspace.net
Address: 217.207.126.51
Aliases: bristol.indymedia.org
Name: zero.bandwidthcoop.org
Address: 216.243.113.29
Aliases: cyprus.indymedia.org, zero.indymedia.org
Name: euskalherria.indymedia.org
Address: 212.100.230.21
Name: www.vaikuttava.net
Address: 194.29.194.26
Name: germany.indymedia.org
Addresses: 134.102.6.205, 213.73.91.34, 216.231.32.98
Name: indymedia.ie
Address: 66.39.75.250
Aliases: ireland.indymedia.org
Name: italy.indymedia.org
Address: 212.100.230.23
Name: fanelli.sindominio.net
Address: 213.172.36.134
Aliases: madrid.indymedia.org, acp.sindominio.net
Name: indymedia.nl
Address: 192.87.116.7
Name: defiance.copyleft.no
Address: 213.151.134.68
Aliases: www.indymedia.no
Name: portugal.indymedia.org
Address: 212.100.230.20
Aliases: pt.indymedia.org
Name: stallman.indymedia.org
Address: 216.231.32.98
Aliases: prague.indymedia.org
Name: mule.mutualaid.org
Address: 66.92.157.137
Aliases: russia.indymedia.org
Name: stallman.indymedia.org
Address: 216.231.32.98
Aliases: sweden.indymedia.org
Name: stallman.indymedia.org
Address: 216.231.32.98
Aliases: switzerland.indymedia.org
Name: bear.indymedia.org
Address: 216.243.113.25
Aliases: thessaloniki.indymedia.org
Name: sharedweb.srv.poptel.org.uk
Address: 213.55.14.32
Aliases: www.indymedia.org.uk
Name: ender.indymedia.org
Address: 64.69.77.162
Aliases: alberta.indymedia.org, calgary.indymedia.org
Name: stallman.indymedia.org
Address: 216.231.32.98
Aliases: hamilton.indymedia.org
Name: stallman.indymedia.org
Address: 216.231.32.98
Aliases: maritimes.indymedia.org
Name: stallman.indymedia.org
Address: 216.231.32.98
Aliases: montreal.indymedia.org
Name: stallman.indymedia.org
Address: 216.231.32.98
Aliases: ontario.indymedia.org
Name: ottawa.indymedia.ca
Address: 66.11.170.74
Name: cmaq.net
Address: 216.46.21.42
Aliases: quebec.indymedia.org, www.cmaq.net
Name: stray.linefeed.org
Address: 216.218.240.191
Aliases: thunderbay.indymedia.org, stray.indymedia.org
Name: ender.indymedia.org
Address: 64.69.77.162
Aliases: vancouver.indymedia.org
Name: ender.indymedia.org
Address: 64.69.77.162
Aliases: victoria.indymedia.org
Name: stallman.indymedia.org
Address: 216.231.32.98
Aliases: windsor.indymedia.org
Name: stray.linefeed.org
Address: 216.218.240.191
Aliases: argentina.indymedia.org, linefeed.indymedia.org
stray.indymedia.org
Name: stallman.indymedia.org
Address: 216.231.32.98
Aliases: bolivia.indymedia.org
Name: stallman.indymedia.org
Address: 216.231.32.98
Aliases: brasil.indymedia.org
Name: chiapas.indymedia.org
Address: 216.89.24.62
Name: stray.linefeed.org
Address: 216.218.240.191
Aliases: chile.indymedia.org, linefeed.indymedia.org
stray.indymedia.org
Name: stray.linefeed.org
Address: 216.218.240.191
Aliases: colombia.indymedia.org, stray.indymedia.org
Name: stallman.indymedia.org
Address: 216.231.32.98
Aliases: ecuador.indymedia.org
Name: stallman.indymedia.org
Address: 216.231.32.98
Aliases: mexico.indymedia.org
Name: stray.linefeed.org
Address: 216.218.240.191
Aliases: peru.indymedia.org, stray.indymedia.org
Name: stray.linefeed.org
Address: 216.218.240.191
Aliases: uruguay.indymedia.org, linefeed.indymedia.org
stray.indymedia.org
Name: indymedia.org.il
Address: 65.18.167.60
Name: stray.linefeed.org
Address: 216.218.240.191
Aliases: jerusalem.indymedia.org, stray.indymedia.org
Name: stray.linefeed.org
Address: 216.218.240.191
Aliases: arizona.indymedia.org, linefeed.indymedia.org
stray.indymedia.org
Name: stallman.indymedia.org
Address: 216.231.32.98
Aliases: atlanta.indymedia.org
Name: stallman.indymedia.org
Address: 216.231.32.98
Aliases: austin.indymedia.org
Name: baltimoreimc.org
Address: 207.87.59.92
Aliases: baltimore.indymedia.org, www.baltimoreimc.org
Name: stallman.indymedia.org
Address: 216.231.32.98
Aliases: boston.indymedia.org
Name: buffalo.indymedia.org
Address: 216.153.135.84
Name: zero.bandwidthcoop.org
Address: 216.243.113.29
Aliases: cfl.indymedia.org, zero.indymedia.org
Name: stallman.indymedia.org
Address: 216.231.32.98
Aliases: chicago.indymedia.org
Name: www.madhattersimc.org
Address: 64.29.16.110
Name: mule.mutualaid.org
Address: 66.92.157.137
Aliases: dc.indymedia.org
Name: judi.indymedia.org
Address: 67.113.144.26
Aliases: eugene.indymedia.org
Name: indyhawaii.org
Address: 216.218.240.191
Aliases: www.indyhawaii.org
Name: stray.linefeed.org
Address: 216.218.240.191
Aliases: houston.indymedia.org, linefeed.indymedia.org
stray.indymedia.org
Name: idaho.indymedia.org
Address: 208.39.216.125
Name: zero.bandwidthcoop.org
Address: 216.243.113.29
Aliases: ithaca.indymedia.org, zero.indymedia.org
Name: la.indymedia.org
Address: 216.89.24.61
Name: stallman.indymedia.org
Address: 216.231.32.98
Aliases: madison.indymedia.org
Name: stallman.indymedia.org
Address: 216.231.32.98
Aliases: maine.indymedia.org
Name: www.michiganimc.org
Address: 68.41.28.127
Name: www.stlimc.org
Address: 216.90.94.160
Aliases: milwaukee.indymedia.org, stlouis.indymedia.org
Name: stallman.indymedia.org
Address: 216.231.32.98
Aliases: twincities.indymedia.org, minneapolis.indymedia.org
Name: stallman.indymedia.org
Address: 216.231.32.98
Aliases: newjersey.indymedia.org
Name: zero.bandwidthcoop.org
Address: 216.243.113.29
Aliases: newmexico.indymedia.org, nm.indymedia.org, zero.indymedia.org
Name: chapelhill.indymedia.org
Address: 152.2.210.81
Name: ntimc.org
Address: 66.197.72.127
Aliases: www.ntimc.org
Name: stallman.indymedia.org
Address: 216.231.32.98
Aliases: nycap.indymedia.org
Name: stallman.indymedia.org
Address: 216.231.32.98
Aliases: nyc.indymedia.org
Name: phillyimc.org
Address: 207.106.76.109
Aliases: www.phillyimc.org
Name: stallman.indymedia.org
Address: 216.231.32.98
Aliases: portland.indymedia.org
Name: stallman.indymedia.org
Address: 216.231.32.98
Aliases: richmond.indymedia.org
Name: zero.bandwidthcoop.org
Address: 216.243.113.29
Aliases: rochester.indymedia.org, zero.indymedia.org
Name: stallman.indymedia.org
Address: 216.231.32.98
Aliases: rockymountain.indymedia.org
Name: sandiego.indymedia.org
Address: 132.239.126.17
Name: sf.indymedia.org
Address: 209.133.53.78
Name: stallman.indymedia.org
Address: 216.231.32.98
Aliases: santacruz.indymedia.org
Name: seattle.indymedia.org
Address: 216.231.32.98
Name: www.stlimc.org
Address: 216.90.94.160
Aliases: stlouis.indymedia.org
Name: urbana.indymedia.org
Address: 64.5.70.195
Name: stray.linefeed.org
Address: 216.218.240.191
Aliases: utah.indymedia.org, linefeed.indymedia.org, stray.indymedia.org
Name: stallman.indymedia.org
Address: 216.231.32.98
Aliases: vermont.indymedia.org
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I was interested in this, as some INDYMEDIA sites suffer from particularly heavy censorship,
and I wondered if they where connected in any way.
WELL THEY ARE. All the sites that censor heavily are included in the following list
(but not all of them censor heavily).
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The main computer with the
Name: stallman.indymedia.org and
IP Address: 216.231.32.98 has the following aliases
(that is all the following addresses are on the same computer)
Aliases: melbourne.indymedia.org
Aliases: sydney.indymedia.org
Aliases: austria.indymedia.org
Aliases: barcelona.indymedia.org
Aliases: belgium.indymedia.org
Aliases: germany.indymedia.org
Aliases: prague.indymedia.org
Aliases: sweden.indymedia.org
Aliases: switzerland.indymedia.org
Aliases: hamilton.indymedia.org
Aliases: maritimes.indymedia.org
Aliases: montreal.indymedia.org
Aliases: ontario.indymedia.org
Aliases: windsor.indymedia.org
Aliases: bolivia.indymedia.org
Aliases: brasil.indymedia.org
Aliases: ecuador.indymedia.org
Aliases: mexico.indymedia.org
Aliases: atlanta.indymedia.org
Aliases: austin.indymedia.org
Aliases: boston.indymedia.org
Aliases: chicago.indymedia.org
Aliases: madison.indymedia.org
Aliases: maine.indymedia.org
Aliases: twincities.indymedia.org
Aliases: minneapolis.indymedia.org
Aliases: newjersey.indymedia.org
Aliases: nycap.indymedia.org
Aliases: nyc.indymedia.org
Aliases: portland.indymedia.org
Aliases: richmond.indymedia.org
Aliases: rockymountain.indymedia.org
Aliases: santacruz.indymedia.org
Aliases: vermont.indymedia.org
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So lets hear it for R. Stallman, the champion of "free speech".
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If you run the INDYMEDIA IP addresses by a DNS server you find the following:
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Name: adelaide.indymedia.org.au
Address: 203.12.146.250
Aliases: adelaide.indymedia.org
Name: www.cat.org.au
Address: 203.53.14.41
Aliases: www.indymedia.org.nz
Name: conway.cat.org.au
Address: 203.53.14.41
Aliases: brisbane.indymedia.org
Name: jakarta.indymedia.org.au
Address: 203.12.146.250
Aliases: jakarta.indymedia.org
Name: stallman.indymedia.org
Address: 216.231.32.98
Aliases: melbourne.indymedia.org
Name: stallman.indymedia.org
Address: 216.231.32.98
Aliases: sydney.indymedia.org
Name: nigeria.indymedia.org
Address: 216.243.113.25
Name: stray.linefeed.org
Address: 216.218.240.191
Aliases: southafrica.indymedia.org, sa.indymedia.org
stray.indymedia.org
Name: bear.indymedia.org
Address: 216.243.113.25
Aliases: athens.indymedia.org
Name: stallman.indymedia.org
Address: 216.231.32.98
Aliases: austria.indymedia.org
Name: stallman.indymedia.org
Address: 216.231.32.98
Aliases: barcelona.indymedia.org
Name: stallman.indymedia.org
Address: 216.231.32.98
Aliases: belgium.indymedia.org
Name: brisimc.www.southspace.net
Address: 217.207.126.51
Aliases: bristol.indymedia.org
Name: zero.bandwidthcoop.org
Address: 216.243.113.29
Aliases: cyprus.indymedia.org, zero.indymedia.org
Name: euskalherria.indymedia.org
Address: 212.100.230.21
Name: www.vaikuttava.net
Address: 194.29.194.26
Name: germany.indymedia.org
Addresses: 134.102.6.205, 213.73.91.34, 216.231.32.98
Name: indymedia.ie
Address: 66.39.75.250
Aliases: ireland.indymedia.org
Name: italy.indymedia.org
Address: 212.100.230.23
Name: fanelli.sindominio.net
Address: 213.172.36.134
Aliases: madrid.indymedia.org, acp.sindominio.net
Name: indymedia.nl
Address: 192.87.116.7
Name: defiance.copyleft.no
Address: 213.151.134.68
Aliases: www.indymedia.no
Name: portugal.indymedia.org
Address: 212.100.230.20
Aliases: pt.indymedia.org
Name: stallman.indymedia.org
Address: 216.231.32.98
Aliases: prague.indymedia.org
Name: mule.mutualaid.org
Address: 66.92.157.137
Aliases: russia.indymedia.org
Name: stallman.indymedia.org
Address: 216.231.32.98
Aliases: sweden.indymedia.org
Name: stallman.indymedia.org
Address: 216.231.32.98
Aliases: switzerland.indymedia.org
Name: bear.indymedia.org
Address: 216.243.113.25
Aliases: thessaloniki.indymedia.org
Name: sharedweb.srv.poptel.org.uk
Address: 213.55.14.32
Aliases: www.indymedia.org.uk
Name: ender.indymedia.org
Address: 64.69.77.162
Aliases: alberta.indymedia.org, calgary.indymedia.org
Name: stallman.indymedia.org
Address: 216.231.32.98
Aliases: hamilton.indymedia.org
Name: stallman.indymedia.org
Address: 216.231.32.98
Aliases: maritimes.indymedia.org
Name: stallman.indymedia.org
Address: 216.231.32.98
Aliases: montreal.indymedia.org
Name: stallman.indymedia.org
Address: 216.231.32.98
Aliases: ontario.indymedia.org
Name: ottawa.indymedia.ca
Address: 66.11.170.74
Name: cmaq.net
Address: 216.46.21.42
Aliases: quebec.indymedia.org, www.cmaq.net
Name: stray.linefeed.org
Address: 216.218.240.191
Aliases: thunderbay.indymedia.org, stray.indymedia.org
Name: ender.indymedia.org
Address: 64.69.77.162
Aliases: vancouver.indymedia.org
Name: ender.indymedia.org
Address: 64.69.77.162
Aliases: victoria.indymedia.org
Name: stallman.indymedia.org
Address: 216.231.32.98
Aliases: windsor.indymedia.org
Name: stray.linefeed.org
Address: 216.218.240.191
Aliases: argentina.indymedia.org, linefeed.indymedia.org
stray.indymedia.org
Name: stallman.indymedia.org
Address: 216.231.32.98
Aliases: bolivia.indymedia.org
Name: stallman.indymedia.org
Address: 216.231.32.98
Aliases: brasil.indymedia.org
Name: chiapas.indymedia.org
Address: 216.89.24.62
Name: stray.linefeed.org
Address: 216.218.240.191
Aliases: chile.indymedia.org, linefeed.indymedia.org
stray.indymedia.org
Name: stray.linefeed.org
Address: 216.218.240.191
Aliases: colombia.indymedia.org, stray.indymedia.org
Name: stallman.indymedia.org
Address: 216.231.32.98
Aliases: ecuador.indymedia.org
Name: stallman.indymedia.org
Address: 216.231.32.98
Aliases: mexico.indymedia.org
Name: stray.linefeed.org
Address: 216.218.240.191
Aliases: peru.indymedia.org, stray.indymedia.org
Name: stray.linefeed.org
Address: 216.218.240.191
Aliases: uruguay.indymedia.org, linefeed.indymedia.org
stray.indymedia.org
Name: indymedia.org.il
Address: 65.18.167.60
Name: stray.linefeed.org
Address: 216.218.240.191
Aliases: jerusalem.indymedia.org, stray.indymedia.org
Name: stray.linefeed.org
Address: 216.218.240.191
Aliases: arizona.indymedia.org, linefeed.indymedia.org
stray.indymedia.org
Name: stallman.indymedia.org
Address: 216.231.32.98
Aliases: atlanta.indymedia.org
Name: stallman.indymedia.org
Address: 216.231.32.98
Aliases: austin.indymedia.org
Name: baltimoreimc.org
Address: 207.87.59.92
Aliases: baltimore.indymedia.org, www.baltimoreimc.org
Name: stallman.indymedia.org
Address: 216.231.32.98
Aliases: boston.indymedia.org
Name: buffalo.indymedia.org
Address: 216.153.135.84
Name: zero.bandwidthcoop.org
Address: 216.243.113.29
Aliases: cfl.indymedia.org, zero.indymedia.org
Name: stallman.indymedia.org
Address: 216.231.32.98
Aliases: chicago.indymedia.org
Name: www.madhattersimc.org
Address: 64.29.16.110
Name: mule.mutualaid.org
Address: 66.92.157.137
Aliases: dc.indymedia.org
Name: judi.indymedia.org
Address: 67.113.144.26
Aliases: eugene.indymedia.org
Name: indyhawaii.org
Address: 216.218.240.191
Aliases: www.indyhawaii.org
Name: stray.linefeed.org
Address: 216.218.240.191
Aliases: houston.indymedia.org, linefeed.indymedia.org
stray.indymedia.org
Name: idaho.indymedia.org
Address: 208.39.216.125
Name: zero.bandwidthcoop.org
Address: 216.243.113.29
Aliases: ithaca.indymedia.org, zero.indymedia.org
Name: la.indymedia.org
Address: 216.89.24.61
Name: stallman.indymedia.org
Address: 216.231.32.98
Aliases: madison.indymedia.org
Name: stallman.indymedia.org
Address: 216.231.32.98
Aliases: maine.indymedia.org
Name: www.michiganimc.org
Address: 68.41.28.127
Name: www.stlimc.org
Address: 216.90.94.160
Aliases: milwaukee.indymedia.org, stlouis.indymedia.org
Name: stallman.indymedia.org
Address: 216.231.32.98
Aliases: twincities.indymedia.org, minneapolis.indymedia.org
Name: stallman.indymedia.org
Address: 216.231.32.98
Aliases: newjersey.indymedia.org
Name: zero.bandwidthcoop.org
Address: 216.243.113.29
Aliases: newmexico.indymedia.org, nm.indymedia.org, zero.indymedia.org
Name: chapelhill.indymedia.org
Address: 152.2.210.81
Name: ntimc.org
Address: 66.197.72.127
Aliases: www.ntimc.org
Name: stallman.indymedia.org
Address: 216.231.32.98
Aliases: nycap.indymedia.org
Name: stallman.indymedia.org
Address: 216.231.32.98
Aliases: nyc.indymedia.org
Name: phillyimc.org
Address: 207.106.76.109
Aliases: www.phillyimc.org
Name: stallman.indymedia.org
Address: 216.231.32.98
Aliases: portland.indymedia.org
Name: stallman.indymedia.org
Address: 216.231.32.98
Aliases: richmond.indymedia.org
Name: zero.bandwidthcoop.org
Address: 216.243.113.29
Aliases: rochester.indymedia.org, zero.indymedia.org
Name: stallman.indymedia.org
Address: 216.231.32.98
Aliases: rockymountain.indymedia.org
Name: sandiego.indymedia.org
Address: 132.239.126.17
Name: sf.indymedia.org
Address: 209.133.53.78
Name: stallman.indymedia.org
Address: 216.231.32.98
Aliases: santacruz.indymedia.org
Name: seattle.indymedia.org
Address: 216.231.32.98
Name: www.stlimc.org
Address: 216.90.94.160
Aliases: stlouis.indymedia.org
Name: urbana.indymedia.org
Address: 64.5.70.195
Name: stray.linefeed.org
Address: 216.218.240.191
Aliases: utah.indymedia.org, linefeed.indymedia.org, stray.indymedia.org
Name: stallman.indymedia.org
Address: 216.231.32.98
Aliases: vermont.indymedia.org
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I was interested in this, as some INDYMEDIA sites suffer from particularly heavy censorship,
and I wondered if they where connected in any way.
WELL THEY ARE. All the sites that censor heavily are included in the following list
(but not all of them censor heavily).
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The main computer with the
Name: stallman.indymedia.org and
IP Address: 216.231.32.98 has the following aliases
(that is all the following addresses are on the same computer)
Aliases: melbourne.indymedia.org
Aliases: sydney.indymedia.org
Aliases: austria.indymedia.org
Aliases: barcelona.indymedia.org
Aliases: belgium.indymedia.org
Aliases: germany.indymedia.org
Aliases: prague.indymedia.org
Aliases: sweden.indymedia.org
Aliases: switzerland.indymedia.org
Aliases: hamilton.indymedia.org
Aliases: maritimes.indymedia.org
Aliases: montreal.indymedia.org
Aliases: ontario.indymedia.org
Aliases: windsor.indymedia.org
Aliases: bolivia.indymedia.org
Aliases: brasil.indymedia.org
Aliases: ecuador.indymedia.org
Aliases: mexico.indymedia.org
Aliases: atlanta.indymedia.org
Aliases: austin.indymedia.org
Aliases: boston.indymedia.org
Aliases: chicago.indymedia.org
Aliases: madison.indymedia.org
Aliases: maine.indymedia.org
Aliases: twincities.indymedia.org
Aliases: minneapolis.indymedia.org
Aliases: newjersey.indymedia.org
Aliases: nycap.indymedia.org
Aliases: nyc.indymedia.org
Aliases: portland.indymedia.org
Aliases: richmond.indymedia.org
Aliases: rockymountain.indymedia.org
Aliases: santacruz.indymedia.org
Aliases: vermont.indymedia.org
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So lets hear it for R. Stallman, the champion of "free speech".
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Comments
Hide the following 2 comments
What do you mean?
09.12.2002 13:11
Indymedia's do an amazing job of keeping an open newswire going with out it being filled with racist and stupid shit that normally fills the internet. It is a political project so don't cry when they hide your posts if they are nothing to do with social justice and reports.
Keep up the good work indymedia
Arthur
Clever guy, or lady
09.12.2002 19:04
Interesting idea, but one I find a little surreal.
Certainly the hiding of posts is erratic. Seems to depend which collective members are looking, if any. Sometimes all sorts of stuff will stay up for a 24 hour period. Other times anything which deviates from a narrow interpretation of what's news or factual gets struck off within the hour.
Some things I've posted with humorous intent expecting hiding sooner or later seem to have lasted permanently, others that I've posted with serious intent have gone down.
Resurrecting a post from hidden with a covering bit of whinge sometimes will help your censored post to stay online.
dh