China Continues to Shut Down Video Sites

I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "It's not just YouTube that's blocked in China. After the unrest in Tibet, at least 25 video sharing sites have been shut down and others have been penalized. While the Chinese government is not admitting that violence in Tibet had anything to do with it, they do have a sudden interest in strictly enforcing licensing restrictions that require video sharing websites to register with the government. Among other things, Chinese video sharing sites must promise not to show videos that inspire fear, contain pornography, or endanger national security."

Comments

National Security?

[calebt3]

I haven't seen many Youtube videos that endanger the US's national security...

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inspire fear, contain pornography, or endanger national security

Lets see. inspire fear ... that'd be inspire fear in the government leaders that the people might SEE what they're really doing

or, contain pornography ... as in, see the government naked and have some of their dirty secrets exposed for all to see

and finally, endanger national security would be endanger their position of power by inciting unrest

There, that's better.

What is wrong with the IOC

[Anonymous Coward]

Haven't they learned from the 1936 and 1980 Olympics? A totalitarian government might promise the IOC that they will be more open and peaceful if they are allowed to host the Olympic Games, but they will not honor it. Perhaps this will be the first Olympic Games where the government hosting the games is massacring people while the athletes compete.

Personally, I think it is time that the Olympics are removed from the control of the IOC. The games in China should also be canceled.

Re:What is wrong with the IOC

[kvezach]

I'll tell you what's wrong with the IOC: All the committee-members in their rooms, dancing and singing...

Money, money, money
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in the rich man's world...

Re:What is wrong with the IOC

[1u3hr]

Don't get me started on Tibet. The country has basically been under Chinese rule until 1904 where the brits invaded. Tibet signed a treaty with the brits seperate from China. Then China retook the area in 1950. The country has been under chinese control currently LONGER than it had ever been apart from China.

Don't get ME started on what a load of bullshit that is.

China claimed sovereignty of Tibet, as it did for many neighbouring countries, such as Vietnam and Korea at various times. In practice, these countries may have paid tribute to Beijing, but Beijing never administered these regions. Tibet was an independent kingdom for most of the last two or three thousand years. A thousand years ago it actually controlled a large part of what is now China.

The dalai lama doesn't even want independence.

Of course he does. But he knows China would destroy Tibet rather than grant it. He's no fool. Asking for that would just give China another stick to beat him with.

China is wiping out Tibetan culture at a fast pace, the only leverage the Tibetans have is international pressure, and in the Olympic year China cannot simply ignore it as it would do normally. They have little hope of success, but this is their last chance before their country is swamped by Chinese immigration and they become fringe slum dwellers in their own land.

long live Tor

[mwilliamson]

Run a tor node! Remove the potential for censure of information by oppressive regimes like China, Cuba and _[insert favorite oppressive country here]_ http://tor.eff.org/

Everyone Says "Fuck China"

[Skeetskeetskeet]

But the majority of you will go to Wal-Mart at some point in the next 3 days and buy goods made from China. So who's winning the war here?