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Jordanian Media Licensing Law Shuts Down 300 Websites

A new media licensing law has caused a blackout among independent news sites in Jordan.

Daoud Kuttab
Daoud Kuttab
Jun 6, 2013
Jordanian woman, Nessma, looks at the Talasim website at an office in Amman September 30, 2009. Arabic website Talasim.com has been awarded the top prize at the international SeedCamp competition for start-up companies, which concluded in London on Saturday. The award followed a marathon competition in which 20 companies were chosen as finalists out of 1,500 contenders. The jackpot was a 50,000 euro ($73,155) prize. REUTERS/Ali Jarekji (JORDAN POLITICS SCI TECH SOCIETY BUSINESS) - RTXP47M
A Jordanian woman looks at a Jordanian website, Talasim, at an office in Amman, Sept. 30, 2009. — REUTERS/Ali Jarekji

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