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Chinese, U.S. Condemn Censorship

Posted by Zonk on from the glad-we-can-talk-about-this dept.

More reactions both at home and abroad to the censorship issue. picaro writes "According to the BBC, 'party elders' in China released an open letter decrying the current state of censorship in China, and suggesting that 'history demonstrates that only a totalitarian system needs news censorship, out of the delusion that it can keep the public locked in ignorance.'" LWATCDR writes "The US government is upset over restrictions of freedom of speech on the Internet. The United States, has 'very serious concerns' about the protection of privacy and data throughout the Internet globally, and in particular, some of the recent cases raised in China."

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  1. In other news... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    China is now looking for a more "fair and balanced" way to report the day's headlines.

  2. Yeah right. by mctk · · Score: 5, Funny
    "The letter was signed on 2 February but publicly released on Tuesday."

    Sadly, the writers made the unfortunate mistake of pointing out important parts using the infamous "black highlighter." They could not be located for clarification.

    --
    Paul Grosfield - the quicker picker upper.
  3. Re:Hypocrits by Atzanteol · · Score: 4, Funny

    My god your right! I just tried searching for George Bush Sucks and got nothing! Nor does there seem to be any entries for George bush is a terrorist! This blatant censorship must stop!

    --
    "Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge"

    - Charles Darwin
  4. make up your minds... and ours.... by revery · · Score: 2, Funny

    So, first they model their cencorship policy on our "model", then they criticize it. And apprently, we agree with them..

    I'm so confused...

  5. that's an accurate statement by circletimessquare · · Score: 2, Funny

    it is like an online flamewar, except that in real life, real flames are used

    it even started, ironically, with a danish troll: the cartoons. trolls being a nordic invention, i think, that makes sense? ;-P

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    intellectual property law is philosophically incoherent. it is your moral duty to ignore it or sabotage it
  6. Re:Let Me Get This Straight: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Your lady IS a whore.
    Come get some...
    I'm at
    1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
    Washington, DC 20500

  7. Re:Hypocrits by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Ah, but did you try searching for

  8. Re:Uh oh.... by spongman · · Score: 2, Funny

    You can have spin and still be balanced. You just need to account for precession.