Posts Tagged ‘ Censorship ’

Is Uncensored Internet Access a Human Right?

June 26, 2010
By C. Custer
Is Uncensored Internet Access a Human Right?

Does China's government have the right to control the internet?
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Porn (and More!) Unblocked, but Why?

June 1, 2010
By C. Custer
Porn (and More!) Unblocked, but Why?

Add a Twitter client and a video sharing site to the list of things you no longer need a VPN to see in China!
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Wait, so Porn is Unblocked in China?

May 31, 2010
By C. Custer
Wait, so Porn is Unblocked in China?

Porn is unblocked in China. Why?
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Posted in Current Events, Internet | 11 Comments »

When Censorship Has the Opposite Effect

May 26, 2010
By C. Custer
When Censorship Has the Opposite Effect

Censoring Han Han's blog sends millions onto the internet in search of "deleted" material -- this is not what the government wants.
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Posted in Internet, Media, Opinions, Politics | 5 Comments »

Han Han and the Kindergarten Killings

May 3, 2010
By C. Custer
Han Han and the Kindergarten Killings

Excerpts from a censored Han Han essay about the kindergarten attacks, and a call for discussion of the reasons behind them.
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Posted in Current Events, Opinions, Translations | 14 Comments »

Translation: “A Record of the Ancient Dove’s Migration”

March 30, 2010
By C. Custer
Translation: “A Record of the Ancient Dove’s Migration”

The Chongqing Evening News runs the gutsiest news story we've read all year -- a frank retelling of the story of Google's exodus, hidden in plain sight through mythologizing and anthropomorphization.
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Posted in Current Events, Internet, Media, Politics, Translations | 9 Comments »

Google Search Now Blocked in China

March 30, 2010
By C. Custer
Google Search Now Blocked in China

In case you haven't already heard, Google searches (on Google.com and Google.com.hk, according to reports on Twitter) now all return a reset connection, i.e., they have been blocked by China's net nanny.
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Posted in Current Events, Internet | 13 Comments »

Ran Yunfei: “Domestic Microblogs Exist to Die in Battle”

March 28, 2010
By Alex Taggart
Ran Yunfei: “Domestic Microblogs Exist to Die in Battle”

The internet is a big gift from God to the human race, especially to China, but it’s a shame that when confronted with this rich and multi-faceted gift, many people are at a loss as to what to do. Because Chinese people have never received such a good gift, it has made some people...
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Anti-CNN Members Spam CNN Poll on Tibetan Independence

February 24, 2010
By C. Custer

In the wake of President Obama’s meeting with the Dalai Lama, and this CNN poll indicating most Americans think Tibet should be independent, the Dalai Lama went on Larry King Live. In keeping with that show’s tradition of internet straw polling, Larry asked viewers the same question CNN asked Americans last week: Should Tibet...
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Posted in Current Events, Politics | 32 Comments »

Education, Critical Thinking, and Creativity

February 7, 2010
By C. Custer

The constitution of the People’s Republic of China states that Chinese citizens have “have the duty as well as the right to receive education have the freedom to engage in scientific research, literary and artistic creation and other cultural pursuits.” Yet anyone who has set foot in a Chinese classroom —...
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Posted in Culture, Interviews, Opinions | 36 Comments »