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To China’s Internet Filter, Garfield is Pornography, Porn is Not
added on 30 Jun 2009
Former Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart famously said that although he couldn’t define pornography, he’d know it when he saw it. Was he talking about images of Garfield? How about a photo of cooked pork? Well, according to the mandatory Internet filtration software proposed by the Chinese gov...
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To China’s Internet Filter, Garfield is Pornography, Porn is Not
posted to Discoblog on 23 Sep 2009
Former Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart famously said that although he couldn’t define pornography, he’d know it when he saw it. Was he talking about images of Garfield? How about a photo of cooked pork? Well, according to the mandatory Internet filtration software proposed by the Chinese gov...
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Chinese Government trying to get control on Internet
posted to Dr Shock MD PhD on 23 Sep 2009
Previously the Chinese government tried to get a grip on Internet by forbidding anonymous blogging and even photographing those who want to enter an Internet cafe. They even tried to get a hold on You Tube and Google. Their newest invention is the Green Dam. The Green Dam censorship/spy softwar...
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China hits pause on mandatory filtering software
posted to Nobel Intent on 23 Sep 2009
The Chinese government has decided to delay the implementation of its controversial client-side filtering software, Green Dam Youth Escort. The deadline for PC makers to preinstall or package the software was originally set for July 1, but it has now been pushed back to an unspe...
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