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CENSORSHIP AT INDYMEDIA?

category national | miscellaneous | news report author Monday December 09, 2002 14:10author by CENSORSHIP

Censorship At Indymedia depends on which computer you submit your story to. One computer is particularly bad. Many European Indy sites, not this one, 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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http://www.indymedia.ie/article/20972

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