Flickr is the latest casualty of China’s ongoing battle to control the internet. Wikipedia and a raft of other popular websites, discussion boards and blogs have already fallen victim to the country’s censors.
Yang Zhou is no cyber-dissident, but recent curbs on his web surfing habits by China’s censors have him fomenting discontent about China’s “Great Firewall.”
Yang’s fury erupted a few days ago when he found he could not browse his friend’s holiday snaps on Flickr.com, due to access restrictions by censors after images of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre were posted on the photo-sharing website.
Yang just thinks it’s a pain. “I just want to look at some photos! What’s wrong with that?” says the 24-year-old accountant, typical of millions of young urban-dwelling professionals who are increasingly aware of and fed up with state intrusions into their private life.
| Maybe the great Chinese Cyber Revolution is coming. Cripes…ain’t communism great? |
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Sure – Easy
Most of what people think of China TODAY is not correct and is based on what they read, hear about in the news or what happened 20 years or so ago. (one sentence)
America was locking up US citizens in concentration camps just because they were Japanese. How about the black vote, civil rights and oh they were slaves first; “We the people…” ? (two sentences)
So…Is this America TODAY?
Exactly how is China oppressive TODAY?
Quibble quibble…
21,
You’re joking right? You want to know how China is oppressive today? How about executing people for speaking out against the government? Is that good enough?
You’re kidding…right?
I live here and have done so for many years. My wife’s older brother is a government official (vice mayor) and a professor (two doctorates in political science) and lectures often at universities about how Chinese communism has failed and how the government needs to change and is changing.
He and others remark that 20 years ago what he and others are doing was indeed impossible and what you say could very well be true – certainly no doubt during Mao’s cultural revolution.
Don’t believe what you hear on CNN…
So…are there still White Only areas in America?
22.
Speaking about speaking out and getting into trouble in China what about America …?
As posted here right here on DU
“Student suspended after voicing marijuana opinion — This is where things are headed in the public schools in both the USA and Canada. Kids, just shut up, will you? Say nothing about anything. Show disinterest, become a nihilist.”
Talk about timing LOL!
Just because you live there doesn’t make you an expert on Chinese government policy. If you are currently living there, I’m sure your news is censored like everyone else’s.
And just because statements are made about the weakness of their society doesn’t mean that those in the US are saying that our society doesn’t have it’s own weakness.
But criticizing fact that Americans can sue, sorry, the system isn’t perfect, but I’m sure if Americans couldn’t sue, conditions here would be a lot worse for many people. Someone saw a rat in a fast food restaurant in New York, I think, and it was national news. The place, I think, was closed down.
I read the comment about the freedom of speech that underage students at a school event should have to post offensive material. The fact that parents would allow their child to argue this point to the supreme court explains a lot of the reason that students are failing in our schools. There is no code of conduct for kids anymore.
These spoiled brats of my generation have grown up to be self absorbed adults who let their kids do whatever the heck they want. Then they wonder why their kids have no self discipline or social skills vital to school success. Mao used the youth of his time to carry out some terrible human rights abuses.