China's surveillance of Skype is not particularly surprising. What is surprising is that Skype owner Microsoft is a founding member of the Global Network Initiative, an anti-internet censorship and pro-privacy organization. Bob speaks to Ethan Zuckerman, director of MIT's Center for Civic Media, about the Global Network Initiative and its apparent shortcomings.

Four Tet - Pinnacles

This week's topic: Censorship and blogging in China.

Homework for next week: Africa Knows

This week's topic: crossing language barriers.

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This week's topic: Bridge-blogging.

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