Comments on: China defends net filtering software amid outcry http://www.365gay.com/news/china-defends-net-filtering-software-amid-outcry/ The daily news source for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:07:36 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Kari http://www.365gay.com/news/china-defends-net-filtering-software-amid-outcry/comment-page-1/#comment-62028 Kari Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:14:23 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=7959#comment-62028 The Great Firewall of China has been around for a while. So the government is strengthening their system to continue censoring all media the government considers "unacceptable" that they had otherwise banned anyway. The Chinese government doesn't like freedom of information. This isn't news. The Great Firewall of China has been around for a while. So the government is strengthening their system to continue censoring all media the government considers “unacceptable” that they had otherwise banned anyway.

The Chinese government doesn’t like freedom of information. This isn’t news.

]]> By: drewski http://www.365gay.com/news/china-defends-net-filtering-software-amid-outcry/comment-page-1/#comment-62025 drewski Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:00:10 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=7959#comment-62025 Such a pointless rearguard action. The more the Central Party tries to control the flow of information--especially in such a petty way--the more it will fail. It's like the parent who fights a losing battle with a teenager--when you pick battles that you can't win, you give away your power. Such a pointless rearguard action. The more the Central Party tries to control the flow of information–especially in such a petty way–the more it will fail. It’s like the parent who fights a losing battle with a teenager–when you pick battles that you can’t win, you give away your power.

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