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September 26, 2005

The Great Firewall of China

The Chinese government has imposed more restrictions intended to limit the news and other information available to Internet users, and has further restricted the scope of content permitted on Web sites.

Over the Weekend, China imposed a new set of laws regulating the Internet, effective immediately.

China Tightens Its Restrictions for News Media on the Internet

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/26/international/asia/26china.html?th&emc=th

China Sets New Rules on Internet News
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/25/AR2005092500310.html
Great Firewall: China's model for a Censored Net
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0925china-internet25.html

 

Posted by Buzz Webster at September 26, 2005 01:08 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

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