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 14Peacenow rated 31 months ago -
Cybercafés
Called wangba, or Net bars, cybercafés are required to keep detailed logs of customers' online activity on file for 60 days. If a user tries to access forbidden Web sites, a café must disconnect the user and file a report with state agencies. Penalties for violations include fin...
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- 14Peacenow rated 31 months ago
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Cybercafés
Called wangba, or Net bars, cybercafés are required to keep detailed logs of customers' online activity on file for 60 days. If a user tries to access forbidden Web sites, a café must disconnect the user and file a report with state agencies. Penalties for violations include fines and even imprisonment.
People cannot use cyber services without an identification card, which is kept on record for at least 60 days. Children under 16 are not allowed in cybercafés, where people often play violent video games.
Web sites
The Chinese government blocks Web sites of some Western media outlets and human rights organizations -- and any it deems politically or socially harmful.
Chinese people trying to access information related to Taiwanese and Tibetan independence, the Dalai Lama, Tiananmen Square, SARS, opposition political parties, and anti-Communist movements will find themselves out of luck.
Information about any group that can organize large numbers of people is considered threatening. Any Web site with information on the Falun Gong spiritual movement, for example, is blocked.
- Truth-Lover rated 31 months ago
- China has developed very sophisticated technology for intercepting and censoring Internet content. The government blocks many topics it considers sensitive or controversial and often punishes those who try to get around those bans.
- viritys rated 31 months ago
- Good take on China's internet cencorship. The article mentions"The Central Propaganda Department" - I wonder if they actually have a bureau with that name.
- Retep50Neknarf rated 31 months ago
- China has developed very sophisticated technology for intercepting and censoring Internet content. The government blocks many topics it considers sensitive or controversial and often punishes those who try to get around those bans.
- Username2000 rated 31 months ago
- From the page: "Click through this interactive to learn more about who is involved in Internet censorship, how it works and what people do to get around it."
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