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SMS, SARS, And Censorship

Posted by timothy on from the beware-the-email-centralizers dept.

angkor writes with a link to this article about "How SMS messaging in China forced the government to acknowledge the 'fatal flu in Guangdong.' And the steps the Chinese government is taking to make sure it does not happen again."

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  1. China and Human Rights Abuse by Michael's+a+Jerk! · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Alas, china has a long history of coverups - the Great Firewall of China being the most spectular. Last year they China invited the U.N. to investigate allegations of human rights abuse. Alas, with this so called 'war on Terror' the outcome has been forgotten.

    Btw, The US also has censorship problems. Just look at how american news sources acted over Iraq - did a single mainsteam journalist criticize the government's plan?

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