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20 Jun 2009 13:53

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Tech, World: Unable to block porn from computers, China turns to Google

  • google Google has been asked by China to block a feature that brings up related search terms when typing in a word, because apparently it was showing too much explicit related content.
  • overall China has been ratcheting up its internet censorship lately, much to the chagrin of users. On top of Tiananmen Square blocking, they tried (and failed) to put censoring software on all PCs. source
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04 Jun 2009 21:06

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World: Working around the edges of China’s Tiananmen ban

  • 62,800 Number of people who organized in semi-autonomous Hong Kong, to protest on Tiananmen Square’s 20th anniversary
  • May 35 The way many on mainland China, who are not allowed to talk about the incident online, have referred to the June 4 anniversary. source
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04 Jun 2009 11:22

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World: An ode to Tiananmen Square’s “tank man,” 20 years later

  • Here’s your iconic moment. This is the reason that the world still cares about human rights in China. This is the guy who did it. Maybe he’s still alive, maybe he’s not. But because of him, China has to block Twitter and Facebook from its people to make sure that people don’t repeat this incident. It isn’t right. This guy is a hero for democracy. source
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02 Jun 2009 22:39

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Tech, World: Just in time for Tiananmen’s 20th anniversary, China blocks stuff

  • tech Most noticeably, anyone who lives in China and uses Twitter can’t use it right now, as access to the site has been blocked. So is Flickr and Hotmail. Basically, China is closed to Web 2.0.
  • news On top of that, China is blocking foreign news reports about the pro-democracy massacre, which they’ve been very careful to block from the public. They want to stop activists. source
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