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The travails of Tudou and Tang Wei

More information about recent Tudou shut down orders, and the banning of actress Tang Wei.

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Has SARFT gone insane?

Banned. Maybe. SARFT‘s recent banning of Lust, Caution actress Tang Wei has caused a fuss in the entertainment industry in China and Hong Kong, and prompted Lust, Caution director Ang Lee to write a letter of protest about the blacklisting. … Continue reading →

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AIDS websites shut down

AIDS and hepatitis websites shut down.

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Real name system for Beijing Internet cafés

A report saying that Beijing’s Net cafés will all have real name registration systems by the end of the year.

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Further restrictions on foreign cartoons, and horror movies

New rules restricting horror movies and further restricting TV broadcast of foreign cartoons.

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39 writers in prison

PEN, the international writer’s organization dedicated to ‘advance literature, to defend free expression, and to foster international literary fellowship’ has launched a campaign to free 39 writers who are ‘imprisoned in China for exercising their right to speak and write … Continue reading →

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China Telecom blocking Skype?

Is Skype being blocked by China Telecom?

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CCTV imagines a perfect world

Laughable propaganda about press freedoms from CCTV.

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Net Nanny vs. Great Firewall

GFW or Net Nanny?

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Blogspot unblocked and Nanny’s Little List

Blogs on Blogspot, the Google-owned blog hosting service, are accessible again in China today. This is the latest episode the Net Nanny’s long and silly on-again off-again harassment of Blogspot. The RSS feed managing site Feedburner, also owned by Google, … Continue reading →

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