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RSF: China Blocked Google Sites
A high level meeting of China’s Communist government took place this week, during which time Reporters Without Borders said China redirected certain Internet traffic to Baidu.Attempts to reach Google Blog Search and YouTube from China have been unsuccessful since October 17, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) charged today.
The organization, which supports press freedom worldwide, said attempts [...]
Microsoft, Yahoo Approve China Blog Registry
Complying with local laws, even ones that could jeopardize the liberty of Chinese bloggers, has been the mantra of tech companies doing business in China.Reporters Without Borders is already hopping mad at both Yahoo and Microsoft for acceding to Chinese government requirements on censorship, and in Yahoo’s case, its role in the prosecution of three [...]
Vietnamese Cyber-Dissident Released
Reporters Without Borders said the release of cyber dissident Nguyen Vu Binh on June 9 under a presidential amnesty was a "great relief" but added it should not be forgotten that he was in prison for close to five years for what he wrote online.
"This news should not divert attention from the ongoing crackdown on [...]
Censorship? There’s Always YouTube
Venezuelans upset by the government-ordered shutdown of Radio Caracas Television can follow the station’s new daily broadcasts at YouTube.It’s been said that the Internet routes itself around obstacles. In Venezuela, President Hugo Chavez has motivated Radio Caracas to use the Internet, and route around his ban on their station.
No big deal, said CNN. Radio Caracas [...]
Morocco May Be Blocking YouTube
Reports of YouTube’s unavailability in Morocco has raised fears that the government is censoring access to the video sharing site.”Play it once, Sam, for old times’ sake.” – Ilsa walks into Rick’s life again, in 1942’s Casablanca.
If Sam were around today, he wouldn’t be able to play it from YouTube, no matter how nicely Ilsa [...]
Another Chinese Cyber-Dissident Jailed
Not to brag as much as give thanks: it’s nice to live in a place where you won’t go to jail for having something to say. "Cyber-dissident" Zhang Jianhong (pen name, Li Hong) can go to jail for it, and is, for six years.
We can also be thankful phrases like "reeducation-through-work camp for counter-revolutionary [...]
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