Vietnam is acting like what some have called an enemy of the internet is true. Whether it’s doing a very good job is up for debate, writes a Hanoi resident.
Great Firewall of China
Crikey Says: Conroy fighting internet battle on wrong front
Stephen Conroy slams Google for its hypocritical stance on the government’s proposed internet filter. But the Minister has a little China problem of his own.
How to climb over the Great Firewall of China
China puts millions of dollars and employs tens of thousands of people to keep its internet heavily censored — but enterprising citizens have still found ways around it. The Guardian explains how it’s done.
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China’s instructions on reporting on Google
Straight from the Ministry of Truth: the WashPo has a leaked copy of the Chinese government’s instructions to news sites on how to report on Google’s decision to stop censoring its search results.
Google’s daily log of what China is blocking
Google is keeping track of which of its services are currently being blocked in mainland China. Gmail and News are still accessible, but Blogger and YouTube are no-go zones.
Google founder talks China
Google co-founder Sergey Brin explains why the company finally decided to stop playing ball with the Chinese government’s internet censorship, and says doing business with them reminded him of his childhood in the Soviet Union.
The big cracks in the Great Firewall of China
You can’t access Facebook or YouTube in China — but you can freely look at porn. The Chinese government is OK with its citizens sharing pics of their willies — just not sharing political information.
Google shows Beijing the red rag on censorship
Google has stopped censoring its search engine results in China today, in what Human Rights Watch has described as “a crucial moment for freedom of expression in China”.
Google: We no longer hate freedom
Google has officially stopped censoring its searches in China today. The company’s Senior Vice President David Drummond explains how and why they did it.
The “hearthrob blogger” taking on Beijing
Han Han is a heartthrob race car driver, pop novelist and China’s most popular blogger, but despite this sterling resume, even he is not immune from Beijing’s internet censors. Now he’s speaking out
How to hide your company data from prying Chinese eyes
The Stern Hu and Google affair have Aussie businesses petrified over how to protect their information from the Chinese government. Companies are adopting strict security measures, including travelling without their laptops and Blackberries.
Crikey Says: Paying lip service to internet freedom
A recent editorial from China’s People’s Daily took umbrage at Hillary Clinton’s comments on “internet freedom. Finally the Chinese government manage to land a punch on the US.
Life lessons from Google: It’s never too late to do the right thing
Yes it took Google four years and a massive cyber attack to stop censoring the internet in China — but at least it did the right thing in the end, says MG Siegler. Give ‘em a break.
China isn’t our biggest hacker threat
When Google announced last week that it was targeted by a cyber attack originating from China it certainly got media attention. But transnational cyber attacks are widespread, and China isn’t necessarily Australia’s biggest problem.
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What does China censor online?
A beautiful — if depressing — visualisation of words, search terms and websites censored by China on the internet. Words like “democracy”.
Google ends censorship in China
Google has announced that it will no longer consent to censoring its search engine results in China, and, if necessary, will pull out of the country altogether. This is huge, says Margaret Simons.
Google: No more censorship in China
Following a massive cyber attack on Google in China — part of a broader attempt to access the personal details of Chinese human rights activists — the search giant says it will no longer censor search results on Google.cn — and may pull out of the country altogether.
Australia’s censorship now on line with China, Egypt and Iran?
What is happening to Australian democracy with Stephen Conroy’s Great Firewall of China? Where does that put us in comparison to the rest of the world?
How the Falun Gong powered Iran’s protests
When it comes to subverting government internet censorship, few are more experienced than China’s Falun Gong. So when Iranians started using the net to organise protests, the Falun Gong thought they’d lend a hand…
Internet and Twitter blocked in Xinjiang
China appeared to have blocked Twitter across the country and internet access in a Xinjiang province, following bloody clashes between Uighur protesters and police in the region.
Chipping away at the Great Firewall of China
The Chinese government has decided not to go ahead with plans to put internet censoring software on every new computer, following widespread criticism from the international community.
Conroy take note: firewalled countries rebel
The most oppressive regimes in the world uniformly censor the Internet, but some Chinese geeks have found a loop hole and an online rebellion has begun…
