How Strict Are China’s Censorship Laws?
Subscribe! http://bitly.com/1iLOHml China's authoritarian government has proven very adept at censoring the internet and other media. So what do they restrict? Learn More: China's...
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In 2000, President Bill Clinton said China’s attempts at internet censorship were “like trying to nail Jell-O to the wall”. But actually, China’s authoritarian government has proven very adept at censoring the internet and other media. So what do they restrict? Well, anything that questions or threatens the ruling Communist Party of China, including any political, religious, and cultural information. This applies to free speech, state and foreign media, in print and online. Internet search results for terms like “democracy”, “revolt”, or “student strike” are allegedly blocked. Even information about politically-charged events like “Tiananmen Square” is restricted because it shows a side of history that the government wants to suppress. Chinese ...
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In 2000, President Bill Clinton said China’s attempts at internet censorship were “like trying to nail Jell-O to the wall”. But actually, China’s authoritarian government has proven very adept at censoring the internet and other media. So what do they restrict? Well, anything that questions or threatens the ruling Communist Party of China, including any political, religious, and cultural information. This applies to free speech, state and foreign media, in print and online. Internet search results for terms like “democracy”, “revolt”, or “student strike” are allegedly blocked. Even information about politically-charged events like “Tiananmen Square” is restricted because it shows a side of history that the government wants to suppress. Chinese ...
