Google tips China searchers to hot-button terms
Google on Thursday tuned its search engine in mainland China to tip people off when they try to use characters that evidently prompt censors to derail queries.
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May 31, 2012
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China's main microblog restricts user posts
China's best-known microblogging site has introduced new terms and conditions punishing those who post comments deemed offensive, as it comes under government pressure to clamp down on bloggers.
Internet
May 29, 2012
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Twitter's new censorship plan rouses global furor
(AP) -- Twitter, a tool of choice for dissidents and activists around the world, found itself the target of global outrage Friday after unveiling plans to allow country-specific censorship of tweets that might break local ...
Internet
Jan 28, 2012
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Twitter's block move 'collaborating with censors': RSF
Media rights group Reporters Without Borders on Friday slammed Twitter's announcement that it could now block tweets from appearing in a specific country as "collaborating with the censors".
Internet
Jan 27, 2012
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Dutch court orders companies to block Pirate Bay
A Dutch court on Wednesday ordered two major Internet service providers in the Netherlands to block their customers from accessing The Pirate Bay website or face large fines.
Internet
Jan 11, 2012
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China city tightens control of microblogs
Shanghai will require microblog users to register under their real names from Monday, state media said, the latest local government in China to implement the rule after a spate of violent protests.
Internet
Dec 26, 2011
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China extends microblog rules to south: report
China is extending rules requiring microblog users to register under their real names to Guangdong, state media said Thursday, after a spate of violent protests in the southern province.
Internet
Dec 22, 2011
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Middle East censors wield Western software: report
Even as Western leaders call for democratic freedom in the Middle East, software from US and Canadian firms is being wielded by censors in oppressive regimes, a report has said.
Software
Mar 29, 2011
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Chinese fugitive briefly a web sensation
A microblog purportedly set up by a longtime Chinese fugitive attracted more than 10,000 followers within hours before it was shut down, state media reported Thursday.
Internet
Jan 27, 2011
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Some blocked websites now accessible in China
(AP) -- Some websites, including ones with pornography, that were previously blocked by China's Internet censors were accessible inside the country Friday, though reasons for the change were unclear.
Internet
Jun 4, 2010
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