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New online censorship campaign extinguishes last flicker of Olympic torch
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Publisher:  Reporters without Broders
Date Written:  14/01/2009
Year Published:  2009  
Resource Type:  Article

China's campaign against 'Internet porn' is targetting political and human rights websites such as Amnesty International's. Bullog (http://www.bullog.cn), a political blog portal, has been inaccessible since 9 January.

Abstract:  Reporters Without Borders regards the campaign against Internet porn that China launched on 5 January as just a pretext for reinforcing online censorship. More than 90 websites have so far been blocked, but some of them have no pornographic content. Foreign ministry spokesperson Jian Yu nonetheless insisted today that â#oChina takes a positive and open minded attitude toward the management of the Internet.â##

â#oThe online Great Wall no longer suffices for the government, which is using porn ...
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