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China’s Great Cannon: New weapon to suppress free speech online
China, rated as the eighth most censored country in the world, in a report released by CPJ today, has long had a strong line of defense against free speech online. ItsGolden Shield Project, launched by the Ministry of Public Security in 1998, relies on a combination of technology and personnel to control what can be expressed and accessed behind the Great Firewall of China.
To strike at its enemies the accusation, very often made by victims of an attack, has been that China uses a mix of official and unofficial teams of computer adepts (read: hackers) to stifle overseas sites the government feels pose a threat. China has always denied the accusations. Google “China denies hacking” for a seemingly unending list of accusations and denials.
Image: REUTERS/Stringer
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