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China Boasts Internet Clean-Up a Resounding Success

Posted November 29th, 2013 at 5:46 pm (UTC+0)
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China  says its campaign against what it calls “online rumors” has really cleaned up the internet. Ren Xianliang, deputy director of China’s State Internet Information Office, told reporters in Beijing Thursday, “The rumors have declined significantly, but this hasn’t affected the normal flow of information.” Last September, China expanded existing censorship laws by announcing tough […]

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