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Seek­ing to exploit the Internet’s poten­tial for pry­ing open closed soci­eties, the Obama admin­is­tra­tion will per­mit tech­nol­ogy com­pa­nies to export online ser­vices like instant mes­sag­ing, chat and photo shar­ing to Iran, Cuba and Sudan, a senior admin­is­tra­tion offi­cial said Sunday.

via U.S. Hopes Inter­net Exports Will Help Open Closed Soci­eties — NYTimes.com. An awe­some deci­sion for free inter­net ser­vices which are gen­er­ally geared towards increas­ing the flow of infor­ma­tion into and out of repres­sive regimes.