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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Roy Greenslade

Frightening picture of Chinese censorship

Internet censors in China are becoming more systematic and sophisticated in how they monitor the web and eradicate content they deem as sensitive, according to a Chinese technician working for an internet firm quoted in a Reporters Without Borders study. It details the secret workings of a censorship machine that spans several government departments and the police. The full report is redolent of Orwell's 1984. (Via Reuters)

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