CN – China introduces tougher measures to combat providers of online porn: (Xinhua) The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has pledged fresh measures to fight offensive content transmitted by mobile phones and websites….
China throws rotten tomatoes at IMDb: “ Online movie bible blocked China this week appears to have blocked access to the Internet Movie Database (IMDb.com), giving rise to speculation that it is stepping up its…
China returns fire against US in Google-war: China inflamed the international row with America over cyber-attacks on Google yesterday, denouncing Hillary Clinton’s criticism of the country’s internet curbs as ‘information imperialism’. (Via Tech and Web…
Hillary Clinton guards internet freedom in attack on China’s new ‘Berlin Wall’: Hillary Clinton has deepened a row over freedom of expression in China by warning Beijing that its alleged attack on Google would have…
CN – Timeline: China and net censorship: (BBC) As Google considers withdrawing from China, the BBC looks at the highs and lows of internet access and freedom in the most populous country in the world….
Chinese Censorship Equals Protectionism – WSJ.com: “Chinese Censorship Equals Protectionism Freedom of speech violations aside, Beijing may also be violating its WTO obligations. WSJ, 06 January, 2010 By FREDRIK ERIXON AND HOSUK LEE-MAKIYAMA Beijing’s methods…
CN – China Closes Down The Internet: “(Forbes) This week, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released regulations, dated Dec. 15, requiring the registration of all Web sites. MIIT’s justification was the need to…
CN – China says 5,394 arrested in Internet porn crackdown: “(Reuters) Chinese police said the crackdown on Internet pornography had brought 5,394 arrests and 4,186 criminal case investigations in 2009 – a fourfold increase in…
China Imposes New Internet Controls: “The new measures limit ordinary citizens’ ability to set up personal Web sites and to view hundreds of other sites.” (Via NYT > Freedom of Speech and Expression.)
CN – China expands porn sting by shutting P2P video sites: “(IDG News Service) Chinese regulators have taken a wide-ranging war against online porn one step further by closing a series of popular BitTorrent and…