News tagged with content censorship
First large-scale analysis of 'soft' censorship of social media in China
Researchers in Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science analyzed millions of Chinese microblogs, or "weibos," to uncover a set of politically sensitive terms that draw the attention of Chinese censors. Individual ...
Mar 07, 2012 |
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Yahoo! seeks to avoid Indian lawsuit over content
Internet giant Yahoo! on Tuesday applied to be removed from a lawsuit lodged in an Indian court against social networking sites hosting allegedly offensive content.
Feb 21, 2012 |
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Beijing orders microbloggers to register real names
Beijing city authorities on Friday issued new rules requiring microbloggers to register their real names before posting online, as the Chinese government tightens its grip on the Internet.
Dec 16, 2011 |
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Facebook in no rush to IPO, enter China
Facebook is in no hurry to go public or to get into China, where it is officially blocked, according to Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of the social networking giant.
Nov 07, 2011 |
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China's Tencent launches English microblog site
Chinese Internet giant Tencent has launched an English version of its Twitter-like microblogging service in a push to tap the overseas market, the official Xinhua news agency reported Tuesday.
Oct 11, 2011 |
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China renews Google's operating licence
China said Wednesday it had renewed Google's licence to operate in the world's largest online market, after the US company last year moved its Chinese search engine overseas in protest over censorship.
Sep 07, 2011 |
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Turkey 'arrests 32' in raid on hacker group
Turkish police have arrested 32 people suspected of belonging to a cabal of hackers who sabatoged government websites to protest against Internet censorship, the Anatolia news agency reported on Tuesday.
Jun 14, 2011 |
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China's Sina to launch English microblogging site
China's Sina Corp plans to launch an English version of its popular Twitter-like microblogging service, a company spokesman was quoted saying Tuesday.
Jun 07, 2011 |
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Facebook to launch China site with Baidu: report
Facebook has signed an agreement with Chinese search engine giant Baidu to set up a new social networking site in China, a leading web portal reported Monday.
Apr 11, 2011 |
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Governments worldwide censor Web content: study
Where you live in the world largely determines how freely you can access the internet. The level of cyber censorship in different countries around the world is directly related to how authoritarian the governing regime is, ...
Dec 01, 2010 |
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Chinese micro-blog re-emerges after shutdown
An early Chinese clone of micro-blog site Twitter that was shut down by authorities last year amid fears it was fanning unrest in the country's restive west has re-emerged.
Nov 30, 2010 |
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Australia filter could 'legitimise' censorship: Google
Internet giant Google led high-profile criticism of Australia's controversial plan to filter the Internet Tuesday, saying it went too far and could set a dangerous precedent.
Mar 23, 2010 |
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Australia defends mandatory Internet filter
Australia Sunday defended its plan to block some Internet content, such as that featuring child sex abuse or advocating terrorism, after a media rights watchdog warned it may hurt free speech.
Mar 14, 2010 |
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China shuts down, blocks 15,000 porn websites: state media
China shut down or blocked more than 15,000 pornographic websites last year as part of a campaign to crack down on sexual content online, state media reported Tuesday.
Jan 12, 2010 |
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China moves to control online music industry
China has announced that all songs posted on music websites must receive prior approval and foreign lyrics must be translated into Chinese, in a new push to control online content.
Sep 10, 2009 |
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