[governance] FW: [IP] China Blocks Chinese Word for 'Egypt'

[Lee W McKnight]

Speaking of firewalls...and Egypt:
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From: Dave Farber [dave at farber.net]
Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2011 3:25 PM
To: ip
Subject: [IP] China Blocks Chinese Word for 'Egypt'

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From: Sam™ <samwaltz.groups at gmail.com<mailto:samwaltz.groups at gmail.com>>
Date: January 30, 2011 3:12:14 PM EST
To: Dave Farber IP <dave at farber.net<mailto:dave at farber.net>>
Subject: China Blocks Chinese Word for 'Egypt'

Hi Dave,

This might be of interest to the list. It's interesting to see how the fragmentation of the net continues. Imagine not being able to search for current events in Mexico, Europe, or elsewhere.

Sam Waltz


<http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/218185/china_microblogs_block_chinese_word_for_egypt.html>http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/218185/china_microblogs_block_chinese_word_for_egypt.html

China's microblogs have blocked searches for the word "Egypt," a sign that the Chinese government is trying to limit public knowledge of the political unrest occurring in the Middle East. The blocking appeared to begin over the weekend on the Chinese Twitter-like services operated by Sina, Tencent and Sohu. Queries using the Chinese word for "Egypt" brought no results. "In accordance with the relevant laws, regulations and policies, the search result did not display," said the response on the Sina microblogging site. The English word for "Egypt," however, is still searchable across the sites.




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