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Americans And Chinese Internet Censorship

chowbok writes: "The Weekly Standard writes that despite expectations, the Chinese Government has been very successful in suppressing free internet access for their citizens. Key to this success was the assistance of Cisco, who built a giant firewall tailored to the state's needs, Yahoo (who helpfully censors search results and monitors online chats), and other Western companies."

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  1. This post is dedicated by RMSIsAnIdiot · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    To egg troll, whom I miss dearly.

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  2. blogwars by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I think that I have finally found a site as good as slashdot, blogwars!

  3. Is hitting preview really that hard? by m@ltese · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    If an editor can't spare two seconds to proofread their postings, why should I spend even one second reading it?

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    to mail me, first remove the evil spam.
  4. Cheers!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    To CmdrTaco and his quite large wife!

  5. Didn't hear a thing about Picture.exe by hrieke · · Score: 2, Offtopic

    Picture.exe virus to grab your PGP keys?
    Pretty damn scary stuff if the Chinese goverment is releasing this stuff into the wild. (But really no different than the FBI's key logger)

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  6. Re:pr0n... by Kubik+-+The+Original · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Very true... That's why I try to keep 100 miles away from him at all times. You can never be too careful these days.

  7. Re:Why? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    In the Free Lands of Britten, there is a park (speakers corner) were you can say anything you like (with the exceoption of races comments), even if its Down With The Goverment!

    Yeah Britten! Land Of The Free!

  8. Do it yourself :P by autopr0n · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Autopron has a nice filtering capacity, that you can use to see what you want to see. Just click on the 'search' link on the top of the page, near the color scheme chooser. For example, setting filter to "Asian" would return only links with pictures of Asian women.

    Also, I've recently set up a moderation system so other people can post links if they want to.

    If you feel a site is really nasty, you can email it, and I may delete it if I agree. However, there are people out there who do go for that stuff sometimes, and I want at least some of them to enjoy the site as well.

    Finally, read the descriptions, you don't have to click each link.

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    autopr0n is like, down and stuff.
  9. Re:pr0n... by Kubik+-+The+Original · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    MOD THIS UP!!! +5 Insightful, Funny, WHATEVER!!!

  10. What ???? by Lord+Sauron · · Score: 2, Offtopic

    Is The Great Wall of China on fire ?

  11. picante soul spots flare like emotion carrot by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    picante soul spots flare like emotion carrot
    (pass it on)

  12. Mod parent up by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    It's funny, not troll.

    1. Re:Mod parent up by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      It's troll, not offtopic. No, wait...

  13. Funny ... by stesch · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ... seeing anti censorship articles on Slashdot.

    And by the way: how long do I have to wait until getting back moderation rights?