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52 websites are being blocked, not 21, including Medium, the noted dispenser of <\/strong>corporate platitudes and millennial drivel: <\/strong>The Association of Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE) claims that an unnamed \u201csovereign authority\u201d has ordered blocked 52 websites<\/a> and not 21 has been previously reported. Al Bedaya news website, which AFTE doesn\u2019t list, has also reportedly been blocked, its Chief Editor Khaled El Balshy tells AMAY<\/a>. Access to 21 news websites, including Al Jazeera, Mada Masr, and Huffington Post, was restricted last month<\/a> amid allegations they had published fake news and \/ or were hosting pro-terror content. Oddly enough, blogging platform Medium (a favourite of millennials and corporate \u201cthought leaders\u201d alike) is included on the list (and does not open for us this morning).<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

52 websites are being blocked, not 21, including Medium, the noted dispenser of corporate platitudes and millennial drivel: The Association of Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE) claims that an unnamed \u201csovereign authority\u201d has ordered blocked 52 websites and not 21 has been previously reported. 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