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Is China's Control of the Internet Slipping?

Posted by timothy on from the just-like-star-systems dept.

Garp writes "According to the BBC news site the Chinese governments grip on the internet is slipping. Ever since they allowed use of the internet, the Chinese have been monitoring the information that has been flowing (jokingly referred to as the great fire-wall of china), in an attempt to ensure 'bad' philosophies don't infect their people. However, the internet is having a much more profound affect, out of the control of the government ..."

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  1. Re:The chinese internet by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll
    what will happen to the internet once the chinese politicians give up and let them roam free?


    probably the same thing that happened when Steve Case gave up and let AOL users use the internet. Except on a larger scale.

  2. Re:Ironically... by Coolfish · · Score: 0, Troll

    that's not ironic, it's coincidental.

    irony is like when it rains on your wedding day.

    no wait, that's just a sign that you're going to be a terrible singer with a horrible voice.

  3. I read it on the internet, so it must be true! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    How will the internet really change China? Will subversive forces in chatrooms preach the values of democracy? Listening to them would be akin to listening to two grizzled *nix admins bitch about vi and emacs.

    Worthless.

    For every honest-to-Bob truth on the 'net, there's about a thousand lies/errors/misprints/etc.

    If the Chinese people start relying on the internet for information.. Well, I'd be more afraid of that than any communist power being in charge. :p

    (Look at the 'unbiased' 'democratic' ideals of our friendly neighborhood Tocqueville institute. Look at Microsoft's FUD spread. Look at the FUD spread of Linux users. Look at FUD from anyone, anywhere. Most of what you see and read is just that - FUD.)