The Washington Post (byline Ariana Eunjung Cha, Washington Post Foreign Service) reports that several authoritarian governments, including those of China, Cuba and Myanmar (Burma) are censoring in … [Read more...]
Censorship as punishment?
I noted this BoingBoing report that China[1] blocked all Google services yesterday[2] for a time and that it seemed to be punishment for Google not blocking access to certain sites or types of sites … [Read more...]
China requires that all new computers contain censoring software
The debate continues around the world about whether computers should be required to blacklist porn and other sites, and now according to a New York Times report China will require pre-installed … [Read more...]