CN – China tightens Internet controls in the name of fighting porn, piracy, and cybercrime: “(Rebecca MacKinnon) China’s blocking of overseas websites – including Facebook, Twitter, and thousands of other websites including this blog –…
CN – Website porn tip-offs surge as China offers cash rewards to informers: “(Xinhua) Tip-offs on Internet and mobile WAP sites containing pornographic contents have surged in China as authorities announced to give each qualified…
Opera plugs hole in Great Firewall of China: “ Facebook withdrawal ‘upgrade’ Opera has sealed the hole its Mini browser tunneled through the Great Firewall of China.… Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn’t work “…
CN – China's Censorship 2.0: How companies censor bloggers: (First Monday) by Rebecca MacKinnon. This study explores an under-studied layer of Chinese Internet censorship: how Chinese Internet companies censor user-generated content, usually by deleting it…
IGF censors for China: “ Nice work lads, nice work The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) has made a right mess of the opening day of its meeting in Egypt.… “ (Via The Register – Public…
China Bans ‘Pornographic’ Online Literature: “Chinese authorities have banned 1,414 works of online literature, saying all of it was deemed obscene.” By Rhett Pardon, Tuesday, Oct 27, 2009 BEIJING — Chinese authorities have banned 1,414…
China strengthens Great Firewall ahead of anniversary: “ Tor users targeted The Chinese government has used its unrivalled net censorship apparatus to attack parts of the Tor network ahead of the 60th anniversary of communist…
China: Blue Dam activated: “ Beijing government has recently required all Internet service providers (ISPs) and data centers to install a software called Blue Dam in all their servers. According to todays Taiwan Apple Daily…
U.S. tests system to break foreign Web censorship | U.S. | Reuters Thu Aug 13, 2009 7:09pm EDT By Jim Finkle BOSTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government is covertly testing technology in China and Iran…
China scales back censorship plans: “ Green Dam to now be voluntary The Chinese government is scaling back plans for compulsory net filtering for all citizens.… “ (Via The Register – Public Sector.)