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Censorship stories - Page 2

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“There oughta be a law!”
Sat, 1st May 2010
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physical security
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uc
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collaboration
As the internet evolves, governments in democracies are debating whether it should remain free from regulation, citing child pornography, viruses, and theft.
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Confusion reigns in Google/China standoff
Thu, 1st Apr 2010
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uc
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firewalls
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breach prevention
Google retracts claim of technical glitch, asserts China is blocking access to certain websites via its censorship filters, fuelling standoff tensions.
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China clamps down on news about Google
Mon, 29th Mar 2010
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google
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censorship
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hong kong
China intensifies its grip on information, mandating local media to strictly follow state-approved content when reporting on Google's actions in the country.
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[UPDATE] Google redirects, China retaliates
Tue, 23rd Mar 2010
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google
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hackers
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The decision by Google to move some of its Chinese search<br />services to Hong Kong may have kept its promise that searches on Google.
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The Net's enemies named
Tue, 16th Mar 2010
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north korea
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intranet
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nz
Australia is being monitored by an<br />organisation dedicated to freedom of information, because of its plans to<br />introduce compulsory Internet filtering.
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Aussie 'Web blackout' protest next week
Thu, 21st Jan 2010
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censorship
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chinese
Australian websites are set to go dark next week in protest against the federal government’s proposed compulsory Internet filtering.
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Google threatens to pull out of China
Wed, 13th Jan 2010
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surveillance
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google
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gmail
Google has threatened to pull its search engine from the People’s Republic of China, after an attack originating from the country.
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[Update] Valve prepares censored Left 4 Dead 2 for Australia
Tue, 13th Oct 2009
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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valve
Valve offers a censored Left 4 Dead 2 for Australia, awaiting appeal over its initial classification refusal due to high-impact violence.
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Web filtering almost set to go
Tue, 1st Sep 2009
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nz
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dia
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transparency
The new voluntary Web content filtering system for ISPs is expected to be up and running within a matter of weeks.