[LINK] China moves to control internet content

Con Zymaris conz at cyber.com.au
Mon Sep 26 09:20:03 EST 2005


On Mon, Sep 26, 2005 at 07:46:07AM +1000, Jan Whitaker wrote:
> At 09:43 PM 25/09/2005, Con Zymaris wrote:
> >"The sites are prohibited from spreading news and information that goes
> >against state security and public interest."
> >
> >...
> >
> >Online dissidents who post essays questioning government actions and
> >policies or those who express their opinions in chatrooms are regularly
> >arrested and charged under vaguely worded state security laws.
> 
> China, US, Australia.....what's the difference?

I think you'll have to ask Chinese dissidents that ;-)

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