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I am not sure why, but I was surprised to find Flickr blocked when I tried to access it from Dubai. Everything about the country is trying to move forward at pace. I am sure that the nature of some of the images are "inconsistent with the religious, cultural, political and moral values of the United Arab Emirates" and it is their responsibility to do what they feel is right for their citizens but is it really worth the opportunity cost of preventing what could be a breakthrough tool and others like it, on the back of which some of their citizens could be creating interesting, innovative and profitable companies which could be the future of the UAE?