Nonprofit organization Spirit of America recently launched Blog Safer, a wiki that hosts a series of updatable tips sheets on how to blog anonymously in countries that do not tolerate free speech.
The guides come in English, Chinese, Arabic and Persian — targeting countries like Iran, Zimbabwe, China and Saudi Arabia — places where bloggers have been subject to filtering, interrogation, torture and even imprisonment. Each guide has a specific audience in mind and outlines the steps a blogger can take to avoid identification and possible arrest.
The wiki format allows international bloggers to edit the guides to reflect a more accurate picture of the situation in their countries. Bloggers are invited to translate the guides to other languages in order to expand the project’s audience.
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