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News about censorship

Article | 18/03/2011 China closes 130,000 Internet cafes as it seeks more control
China shut down more than 130,000 illegal Internet cafes in the country over a six year period, as part of crackdown to control the market, according ...
Article | 4/02/2011 Internet filter on track for July 2011: Conroy
Communications Minister, Senator Stephen Conroy, has denied Internet filtering is on the backburner and said the voluntary filter is on track for impl...
Article | 6/12/2010 WikiLeaks: China pressured Google on Internet censorship
Google's struggles to operate its search engine in China worsened after a high-ranking Chinese official Googled himself only to find "results critical...
Article | 25/08/2010 North Korea-linked Facebook page deleted again
For the second time in less than a week a Facebook account created by a North Korea-linked Web site has been deleted by the social networking site.
Article | 24/08/2010 Facebook deletes North Korean account, but it resurfaces
A Facebook account established by a North Korea-linked Web site was deleted by the social networking service on Friday, but a new group sprang up over...

Features about censorship

Article | 9/07/2010 Ten reasons why Australia needs an Internet filter
The proposed Internet filter pushed by Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has been a source of controversy in Australia. Today it was revealed tha...
Article | 21/07/2009 Five technologies Iran is using to censor the Web
One month after a disputed presidential election sparked widespread unrest in Iran, the country's government has initiated a cyber-crackdown that is c...
Article | 20/07/2009 World of Warcraft awaits China's approval to relaunch
The relaunch of the popular online game World of Warcraft in China, where it has already been offline for six weeks, still faces an indefinite delay a...
Article | 11/07/2009 Does Google know too much about you?
Do you trust Google? If you use its multitude of online services on a daily basis you might, but is that assumption wise? For some, Google is a wonde...
Article | 3/07/2009 Has China's Green Dam burst?
China did a sudden about-face late yesterday and decided to delay its controversial requirement that all computers sold after July 1 must come with We...

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