Thursday, October 16, 2008
Governments Stifling Online Free Expression
The article, Reporters Without Borders reveals how China's Communist party takes complete control of internet use and freedoms of expressions are restrained. The article states,
"At the start of May 2004, 61 people were nonetheless
in detention for posting message or articles on the
Internet that were considered subversive. Since May
2003, 17 of them have been tried and sentenced to terms
of up to 14 years in prision."
Individuals are beign imprisioned for trying to access independent information, and speaking on issues that concern them or just topics they wish to discuss. Sadly, big companies like Yahoo further oppress these people by agreeing to censor the Chinese version of its search engine and to control its discussion forums. Millions of dollars are beign made, but human rights are beign ignored.
"At the start of May 2004, 61 people were nonetheless
in detention for posting message or articles on the
Internet that were considered subversive. Since May
2003, 17 of them have been tried and sentenced to terms
of up to 14 years in prision."
Individuals are beign imprisioned for trying to access independent information, and speaking on issues that concern them or just topics they wish to discuss. Sadly, big companies like Yahoo further oppress these people by agreeing to censor the Chinese version of its search engine and to control its discussion forums. Millions of dollars are beign made, but human rights are beign ignored.
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Cite your source clearly and provide a link.
O.K. There's censorship in China. . . Is the government really in "complete" control? What would happen in China if the internet was not censored?
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O.K. There's censorship in China. . . Is the government really in "complete" control? What would happen in China if the internet was not censored?
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