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How to Dodge the Chinese Internet Censor

Posted by kdawson on from the avoiding-older-brother dept.

eweekhickins writes "A report written by a tech worker in China describes the pervasive censorship, abetted by ample manpower and funding estimated at $27 billion in US dollars. The author, who calls himself Mr. Tao, also writes that plenty of Chinese are finding ways to resist censorship, and offers tips on how to keep evading Big GeGe (that's Older Brother). Not surprisingly, self-censorship is very prevalent. Also not surprisingly, the authorities are starting to catch on to things like RSS feeds. It's another race for survival between the tiny mammals and the lumbering dinosaurs." Here's Mr. Tao's report (PDF), written under the auspices of Reporters Without Borders.

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  1. self censorship by carndearg · · Score: 4, Funny

    I was going to make a really witty comment, but I'd better not...

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    1. Re:self censorship by robot_love · · Score: 2, Funny

      Well, mission accomplished.

      Baaazzing!! :)

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  2. Little Sisters are Watching You by r6144 · · Score: 5, Funny

    In China, we sometimes use "little sister" to refer to the people hired by the authorities to check posts on Internet forums for political correctness. Of course this is sort of a parody to "Big Brother", but indeed most such people are just young, politically unmotivated university students, frequently female, that are looking for some pocket money.

  3. Re:Where are all the English teachers? by BadAnalogyGuy · · Score: 3, Funny

    The CCP would never dare doing anything to a laowai.

    Like get you wet or feed you after midnight?