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Chinese Internet censorship: An inside look

Tue, 13 May 2008 17:09:26 GMT

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James Fallows, national correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly, has experienced "The Great Firewall of China" firsthand, an experience people from around

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Chinese Internet censorship: An inside look

James Fallows, national correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly, has experienced "The Great Firewall of China" firsthand, an experience people from around the world will share this summer when the Olympics comes to that country. Based in Beijing, Fallows has researched the underlying technology that the Chinese use for Internet censorship, and he explained it in a recent article titled "The Connection Has Been Reset." We e-mailed Fallows questions about how the Chinese government controls Internet content available to its citizens, and here's what he had to say.

'Miracle' film focus of censorship program

Sat, 05 Apr 2008 14:28:59 GMT

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'Miracle' film focus of censorship program

By PAUL GRONDAHL, Staff writer
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First published: Saturday, April 5, 2008

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The European Union fights for freedom online, declaring censorship ...

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:35:20 GMT

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clipper's remarks: The proposal, submitted by Jules Maaten of the rightist Dutch VVD party, proposed that internet censorship via firewalls or other means be treated as a

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Internet Online Censorship and Firewalls Are Trade Barriers Says EU
Jason Mick (Blog) - February 28, 2008 1:17 PM

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EU may begin treating 'Net censorship as a trade barrier

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:49:09 GMT

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EU may begin treating 'Net censorship as a trade barrier

By Eric Bangeman | Published: February 27, 2008 - 11:07PM CT

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Great Firewall continued

Sun, 06 Jan 2008 16:58:04 GMT

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Unprecedented censorship measures to be applied to online video and audio files

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Denver Airport: Boneheaded net censorship

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 15:58:15 GMT

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Denver Airport: Boneheaded net censorship

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How to Read WordPress.com Blogs in Turkey

Sun, 19 Aug 2007 16:46:19 GMT

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How to Read WordPress.com Blogs in Turkey

Written by Amit Agarwal on Saturday, August 18, 2007 | Save Article As PDF

After YouTube, Turkey authorities have now banned the entire wordpress.com domain in the country - the Turkish bloggers can neither post new articles on their Wordpress.com hosted blogs nor can they read any other blogs.

To bypass the government ban, Wordpress.com bloggers and blog readers in Turkey can configure the internet connection settings of their web browser and point the DNS server to that of OpenDNS instead of using the default DNS server of the Turk Telecom ISP. (see screenshot)

Alternatively, they can try other anti-censorship workarounds listed here - How to Access Blocked Websites

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Police Investigating Husain’s ‘naked’ Mother India Painting

Sat, 09 Jun 2007 16:40:29 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Police Investigating Husain’s ‘naked’ Mother India Painting

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MF Husain’s unending fetish to flirt with controversies went a step further with his latest work. After portraying Hindu deities in nude before, his latest work shows a naked woman in front of a wheel resembling the one used in India’s national flag – the ‘Chakra. The painting is a part of a series to be auctioned in aid of Indian victims of last year’s Tsunami.

Now the police are investigating a complaint against him. Ramesh Shinde, a spokesman for the Hindu Janajagruti Samiti that lodged the police complaint said;

Now the question is, should artistic liberty be protected and let things run as they had been or should there be a guideline at least demarking the lines that one shouldn’t cross.

Police Investigating Husain’s ‘naked’ Mother India Painting

Jonty, New Delhi, INDIA

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http://www.atlargely.com/ by Larisa Alexandrovna

Sun, 03 Jun 2007 15:09:05 GMT

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clipper's remarks: by Larisa Alexandrovna: For journalists and others who like examining the landscape of investigative reporting.

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by Larisa Alexandrovna: For journalists and others who like examining the landscape of investigative reporting.

Tropical Storm Barry and Public Trust - The Hurricane Season Begins...

Having exposed some of the censorship of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) by the Bush administration, the arrival of "tropical storm" Barry is making me wonder just how much accurate information we are getting - and also because I am in Barry's path as it makes it way through Florida.

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Iranian minister defends Internet censorship campaign

Wed, 30 May 2007 12:34:00 GMT

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clipper's remarks: The announcement comes as part of a growing trend of Internet censorship in the country that is being applied to sites that are openly critical of the government as well as conservative sites that usually support the government line.
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In a recent move, Baztab, a conservative Web site affiliated with Iran’s Revolutionary Guards was filtered for publishing reports critical of the administration

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Iranian minister defends Internet censorship campaign

Iran

’s Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Saffar Harandi has defended the censorship of certain Web sites and threatened to filter more if they publish inaccurate news about Iran or if they insult government officials.

According to the online news portal, Rooz, Harandi said, “We have filtered Web sites only when they have published reports that contained insults and false charges against individuals or officials.”

The announcement comes as part of a growing trend of Internet censorship in the country that is being applied to sites that are openly critical of the government as well as conservative sites that usually support the government line.

In a recent move, Baztab, a conservative Web site affiliated with Iran’s Revolutionary Guards was filtered for publishing reports critical of the administration.

Rooz: http://www.roozonline.com/english/archives/2007/05/004624.php

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OpenNet Initiative

Sun, 27 May 2007 14:04:54 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Internet censorship and surveillance are growing global
phenomena. ONI’s mission is to identify and document
Internet filtering and surveillance, and to promote and
inform wider public dialogue about such practices.

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Internet censorship and surveillance are growing global
phenomena. ONI’s mission is to identify and document
Internet filtering and surveillance, and to promote and
inform wider public dialogue about such practices.

Global Internet Filtering

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Is this URL blocked?

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Devangshu Datta: Censorship can be productive

Sat, 26 May 2007 13:28:47 GMT

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In April, the Dujiangyan Public Security Bureau (DPSB) in Sichuan Province, People’s Republic of China, decided on “recruitment of 96 professionals (including 10 women) ‘Skynet’ monitor managers”. “Skynet” is the literal translation of a Chinese word that means both the Internet and CCTV-surveillance.

DPSB wants an ethical workforce. Only paragons of virtues need apply. Candidates must (a) be citizens of PRC with citizens’ rights; (b) support CPC leaders; love socialism; (c) respect the law, have an upright character, be dedicated to work, and be possessed of a spirit of serving the people.

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Devangshu Datta: Censorship can be productive

In April, the Dujiangyan Public Security Bureau (DPSB) in Sichuan Province, People’s Republic of China, decided on “recruitment of 96 professionals (including 10 women) ‘Skynet’ monitor managers”. “Skynet” is the literal translation of a Chinese word that means both the Internet and CCTV-surveillance.

The virtual censor cadre is crucial to maintaining stability in Chinese society, where, you will note, citizens have rights, though it is considered a crime to assert them. While surfing in the PRC, you may see two cute cartoon cops, Jingjing and Chacha, pop up if the URL you typed in is reactionary (which is ominously often). Very politely, you will be told that you really don’t want to go there and offered a download of the TLRB instead.

Dujiangyan is a class B town. Censorship offers 90-odd jobs there; there must be at least 5,000 policing Shanghai’s ant-farms.

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China backs down over blog ID proposal

Sat, 26 May 2007 12:43:28 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Chinese bloggers will not have to register their real names online, after the government backed down over plans to enforce the proposals.

With more and more stories surfacing regularly about web censorship, China's estimated 20 million bloggers will be pleased with the news that they will not be compelled to register their real names.

The Internet Society of China (ISC) revealed on its website that it wanted bloggers to be self-disciplined and urged them to "consciously enhance their sense of responsibility and social awareness of public morality".

One of the country's most famous bloggers, Ping Ke, told the BBC: "They are not forcing, but suggesting and encouraging people to do things now."

Chinese bloggers protested at the proposals, which were viewed as methods by which the government could control information.

Better services are being promised to those bloggers who opt to register their real names and personal details.

Jeremy Goldkorn, founder of the website Danw

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China backs down over blog ID proposal

Chinese bloggers will not have to register their real names online, after the government backed down over plans to enforce the proposals.

The Internet Society of China (ISC) revealed on its website that it wanted bloggers to be self-disciplined and urged them to "consciously enhance their sense of responsibility and social awareness of public morality".

Jeremy Goldkorn, founder of the website Danwei.org, a blog monitoring Chinese media, said: "One of the major complaints about the proposed real name registration rules from blog hosting companies is that registration would be impossible to implement without huge changes to the way their websites operate.

A recent study by AFP revealed that internet censorship is on the rise, with 26 out of 40 countries examined guilty of filtering or blocking content.

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Global net censorship 'growing'

Mon, 21 May 2007 14:18:46 GMT

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clipper's remarks: He added: "Once filtering is begun, it is applied to a broad range of content and can be used for expanding government control of cyberspace. It has become a strategic forum of competition between states, as well as between citizens and states."

Mr Palfrey said the report was an attempt to shine a spotlight on filtering to make it more transparent.

"What's regrettable about net filtering is that almost always this is happening in the shadows. There's no place you can get an answer as a citizen from your state about how they are filtering and what is being filtered."

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Global net censorship 'growing'

The study of thousands of websites across 120 Internet Service Providers found 25 of 41 countries surveyed showed evidence of content filtering.

A number of states in Europe and the US were not tested because the private sector rather than the government tends to carry out filtering, it said.

"What's regrettable about net filtering is that almost always this is happening in the shadows. There's no place you can get an answer as a citizen from your state about how they are filtering and what is being filtered."

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art in the classroom

Mon, 23 Apr 2007 13:56:12 GMT

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They, unlike her, will choose something other than art.

“It’s so frustrating,” Yotsuda said. Schools don’t have the necessary funding, and even when she provides the funding, scheduling is a problem.

by Cynthia Matsuoka - Special to the Garden Island

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Chinese Internet censorship: An inside look

'Miracle' film focus of censorship program

'Miracle' film focus of censorship program

The European Union fights for freedom online, declaring censorship ...

EU may begin treating 'Net censorship as a trade barrier

EU may begin treating 'Net censorship as a trade barrier

Great Firewall continued

Denver Airport: Boneheaded net censorship

Denver Airport: Boneheaded net censorship

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How to Read WordPress.com Blogs in Turkey

How to Read WordPress.com Blogs in Turkey

Police Investigating Husain’s ‘naked’ Mother India Painting

Police Investigating Husain’s ‘naked’ Mother India Painting

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