In the interview with Nadine Moawad I was surprised to hear about the different obstacles in Lebanon that women face when trying to use the internet. I was shocked to hear that the internet access points such as coffee shops, were very male dominated and women could not use these spaces because they are not safe for them.
I find it interesting when she says that the government doesn't censor what they say online but they give them crappy internet connections, it shows that they really are censoring just not saying that they are. I also find it crazy that our standard internet connection speeds here would cost them 200$ per mo. over in Lebanon. It makes me realize how much we take for granted when considering the availability of technology in the United States.
I feel that if we can make the internet more accessible over different areas of the world they would be able to gain more accessibility with freedom of speech and the sexual rights movement. These countries would also be able to express their struggles they face with the internet usage sites not being accessible to women, and hopefully be able to make them more accessible by doing this. The internet usage issues are also resided to class where women who are in lower economic status would have to use the cafes to use the internet but aren't able to due to inaccessibility.
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