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Beijing Schools Remove Controversial Green Dam Software, China Says Nothing

U.S. computer makers and free speech advocates won a hefty victory over China's ruling party last month when the People's Republic backed down on a mandate that all computers in that country come packaged with a state-approved Web ...READ»

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China Attacks Itself

China's decision to force the use of the "Green Dam" censorware on every PC gives us the latest--and possibly the most glaring--example of a social auto-immune disorder.READ»

Google Bends to China's Whims, Agrees to Further Restrict Search Results
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Google Bends to China's Whims, Further Restricts Search Results

In the midst of an ongoing standoff between China and the international community over Internet censorship, Google has blinked. The search giant is agreeing to "take all necessary steps" to ensure no pornographic ...READ»

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China Disables Google Features as Anti-Pornography Campaign Intensifies

China is not relenting in its latest campaign against "vulgar" material on the Web. In its latest salvo against the free flow of information, the People's Republic has ordered Google to shut down its foreign Web site search and ...READ»

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California Software Maker Says Chinese 'Green Dam' Filtering Software Is Pirated

China's mandate that all PCs sold in that country must be shipped with state-approved filtering software has met more opposition, but this time it's not from human rights groups or American PC-makers. A California-based software ...READ»

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Backlash Mounts Against China's Mandated Web Censorship Software

China’s announcement Monday that all computers sold in that country must include state-approved software to filter out pornography has drawn a good deal of commentary this week, none of it good. PC makers, civil liberties groups, ...READ»

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Green Dam Meets the Great Firewall: China Adds a New Wrinkle to Web Censorship

Beginning July 1, PC makers pushing their products in China will face an ethical challenge. That's when the Chinese government plans to require all PCs sold in the country to ship with software that blocks access to particular ...READ»

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