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China Blocks Web Searches About Protests

Posted by Soulskill on from the must-want-users-to-make-their-own dept.

itwbennett writes "China is blocking searches on Google and microblogs for Zengcheng, a city in the country's Guangdong province, where protests have erupted against local authorities. The move is part of an effort to suppress information on the rioting."

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  1. They also block by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Web searches about blocking web searches about protests, as well as protests about blocking web searches about protests. Web searches about protests about blocking web searches about protests are allowed, though.

  2. Re:Zengcheng by drinkypoo · · Score: 4, Funny

    Beautiful Zengcheng. Nothing bad has ever happened here. Much happiness to you.

    Man, if I had fifty cents for every time I heard that...

    --
    "You're right," Fisheye says. "I should have set it on 'whip' or 'chop.'"
  3. Re:Zengcheng by ThePeices · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...you would have 50 cents.