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China Orders E-Mail Screening

Posted by chrisd on from the we-heard-about-this-during-jiang's-pillowtalk dept.

Greyfox writes: "According to this CNN article, China has ordered Internet providers to screen users' E-mails for subversive statements. See how fascist governments control the flow of information? Aren't you glad our government doesn't do this? Oh... Wait..."

6 of 409 comments (clear)

  1. IIRC... by 11thangel · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    China is communist, not fascist :)

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    1. Re:IIRC... by nagora · · Score: 2, Offtopic
      China is communist, not fascist :)

      When you mean what China means by "communist" it's the same thing.

      TWW

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    2. Re:IIRC... by Old+Wolf · · Score: 1, Offtopic

      At least he wrote "fascist" and not "facist" (which is more likely actually)

    3. Re:IIRC... by SocietyoftheFist · · Score: 1, Offtopic

      Fascists practice facism :
      fas.cism \'fash-.iz-*m, 'fas-.iz-\ \-*st\ \fa-'shis-tik also -'sis-\
      \-ti-k(*-)le-\ n [It fascismo, fr. fascio bundle, fasces, group, fr. L
      fascis]bundle & fasces fasces 1: the body of principles held by Fascisti 2:
      a political philosophy, movement, or regime that exalts nation and race and
      stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial
      leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression
      of opposition - fas.cist nor ;aj

  2. Wrong! by Lobo_Louie · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Fascists are oppressors. Your buddy Komrade Klinton was a fascist.

  3. Re:The difference between China and the U.S. . . . by Qui-Gon · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Someone PLEASE mod this up!

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