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China’s New Search Engine Rules Will Hamper, Not Protect, Web Users

Man using a laptop at a Beijing office of Sina Weibo

Man using a laptop at a Beijing office of Sina Weibo, widely known as China’s version of Twitter, an early victim of President Xi Jinping’s ongoing campaign tighten online control, in April 2014 photo. AFP

China’s powerful internet regulator has moved to rein in the country’s search engines following the death of a young cancer patient who had used Baidu to find an untested ‘cure’ from poorly labeled sponsored results. Continue reading