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Welcome to Digital Planet, the weekly BBC World Service programme that reports on technology stories from around the globe.
On this week's Digital Planet Gareth Mitchell finds out what really was happening to the internet in Burma during the September uprising.
And sharing your computer with 30 other people at the same time - how to make one average PC enough for an entire class.
The complete shutdown of all internet traffic in Burma in September was a definitive step by the ruling junta to prevent information about the uprising filtering out of the country.
Such drastic moves had only ever been employed once before in Nepal in 2004.
The OpenNet Inititaive has published its findings into how the web was bought to a standstill by the country's authorities.
Gareth Mitchell speaks to Rob Faris, from the Harvard Law School, one of the reports investigators. He told him that many online restrictions were still in place.
This week the online search engine Yahoo! is being called before the US House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
The company is accused of lying to the United States Congress over its part in handing over details of two users activities in China in 2004. This information led to their arrest.
Digital Planet speaks to Clark Boyd technology correspondent for the World - a co-production for the BBC World Service and American Public Radio International - about the case, and how it could influence future US legislation.
Online virtual worlds are growing in popularity not only with adults but increasingly with children and teenagers.
Jonathan Kent has been to Europe's first conference on the future of virtual world's in London where he found out how company's are encouraging children into an alternative reality.
Pet monsters who need lots of care and attention, as well as food and a comfortable home (all bought using the virtual currency made up of rocks), are just one of the possible virtual choices for 7 to 12 year olds.
Multi-user computing is not a new idea, but using a PC to support around 30 other terminals is becoming increasingly common in middle and low income countries.
This system has recently been installed in classrooms across the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
The terminal costs $70 per unit but does not include a keyboard or monitor which can increase expenditure significantly.
Martin Booth from NComputing told Digital Planet how easy it is to turn a personal computer into a multi-user platform.
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