chinese censorship

China Ramps Up Online Censorship Efforts As US Congress Gives Th...

Techdirt  Tue, 12/20/2011 - 11:33

As the US seeks to set up its own "Great Firewall" by copying Chinese censorship techniques in the twin bills SOPA and PROTECT IP (PIPA), it appears that China is doing exactly as you would expect when you give a government the tools to censor the internet: it keeps ramping up the censorship.


 

Bing Accused of Censoring Simplified Chinese Language Searches

Mashable!  Sat, 11/21/2009 - 13:25

The New York Times’ Nicholas Kristof is controversially asking web users to “Boycott Bing“, claiming that Bing is c


 

China’s Google Block: A Final Warning?

Mashable!  Thu, 06/25/2009 - 04:13

china flagAccording to many reports, the Chinese authorities have temporarily blocked access to the Chinese version of Google Search, Google.cn, as well as Gmail, at 9pm local time.

The sites seem to be available again now, but this is a clear sign that even Google is not untouchable any more when it comes to Chinese censorship.