Chinese Internet Firms Punished For Permitting Spread Of Political Rumors

First time accepted submitter rover42 writes "Major Chinese sites Sina and Webo 'have been legally punished for permitting the spread of unfounded rumors. Specifically, the report cites unfounded rumors that were spreading like wildfire on Sina Weibo of an attempted coup d'etat happening in Beijing.' The source is the state-run Xinhua." Sadly for the people of China (even if they like it this way), this seems to be in line with the Chinese government's general attitude toward the Internet.

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Re:Public opinion in china is an oxymoron.

[Karmashock]

The did you now? And what percentage of the youth in china are aware of the Tiananmen square incident? It isn't taught in school. It isn't in the media.

Where would they learn of it?

And as you're claiming to be a professor, do you honestly think 85 percent of chinese want their internet censored for political speech?

Come now Mr educated... what does 85 percent sound like to you? Compare that to other countries and think upon what issues you could get 85 percent of the US or any european country to agree.

Actually process it.

What public forum do the chinese people have in which they are free to express ideas that are controversial?