Tag Archives: Internet Freedom

What Might Twitter In China Look Like?

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In brief comments at Code Conference on Wednesday, Twitter CEO Dick Costolo said that while the company has no immediate plans for entry into China, Continue reading →

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China Announces New Clampdown on Messaging Apps

Posted on 05/30/2014 by | 9 comments

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A device displays the logo of instant messaging platform WeChat, March 12, 2014.
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China has launched a month-long crackdown on hugely popular instant messaging apps in a bid to purge them of “illegal and harmful information” and to fend off “hostile forces,” official media reported on Wednesday. Continue reading →

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Baidu Doesn’t Censor Searches for “Tiananmen Massacre” On Its Japan Search Engine

Posted on 05/30/2014 by | 1 comment

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Below, the left-hand screenshot was taken on May 28, 2014, and shows that when a user in Japan searches for “Tiananmen Massacre” (天安门大屠杀) in Chinese on Baidu.com, Baidu informs them that “In accordance with relevant laws, Continue reading →

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Sensitive Words: Tiananmen, Bo Xilai, More

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As of May 22, the following search terms are blocked on Weibo (not including the “search for user” function).

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Image from “the world besieges the fortress” campaign.

Tiananmen: Some keywords related to June 4th are forever Continue reading →

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Perfection as the enemy of the good: Weakening surveillance reform

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By Binoy Kampmark / 28 May, 2014

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Last week saw a flurry of legislative to-and-fro on the Hill as the US House of Representatives pondered the passage of legislation aimed at ending bulk-collection by the US National Security Agency. Continue reading →

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History of the Internet in China

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KAISER KUO, JEREMY GOLDKORN, DUNCAN CLARK, GADY EPSTEIN, BILL BISHOP 05.27.14

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A popular Chinese rock-and-roll band Hua (“Flower”) records at a studio in Beijing, and making their pieces available online, in this archival photo from June 1998. Continue reading →

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Sensitive Words: May Thirty-fifth and More

Posted on 05/28/2014 by | Sensitive Words: May Thirty-fifth and More已关闭评论

As of May 27, the following search terms are blocked on Weibo (not including the “search for user” function).

Tiananmen: More keywords blocked in relation to the approaching anniversary of June 4th. Continue reading →

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Chinese Blogger Says He Was Fired After Meeting With Kerry

Posted on 05/26/2014 by | 18 comments

By AUSTIN RAMZY MAY 26, 2014 2:42 AM

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The United States secretary of state, John Kerry, at a news conference in Beijing in February.
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A Chinese blogger says he was fired from his job at one of China’s Continue reading →

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