Notes on China and internet Pornography
Slide 2: The campaign began last year, after President Hu Jintao warned the
internet could harm social stability and called for a "healthy online
culture"
The government launched
a special campaign a year ago to rid the internet of pornographic and vulgar
content, Xinhua reported.
Line 3: director of the Information Office of the
State Council
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3: This
content includes not only pictures but any kind of messages, slogans, or any
other words or phrases that could be considered lewd or vulgar. These could be on cell phones or any internet
medium. Can be reported by civilians.
And it isn’t limited only to that MEDICAL RESEARCH
PAPERS ON SEXUAL SUBJECTS HAVE ALSO BEEN REMOVED.
“While denouncing
pornography, propaganda officials reined in publications that were challenging
government policies. That included the closing of Freezing Point, a popular
journal of news and opinion, and the replacement of top editors at three other
publications.” KEITH BRADSHER of the
New York Times
He goes on to say.
Google's software makes
it possible to analyze the frequency and source of search terms. In a check . .
. Google's Web site showed that no one had entered the phrase ''abnormal
relationship between son and mother'' in Chinese for months until it suddenly
became a popular phrase entered only in Beijing in the days before [a] show
aired, [the was related to the topic] making it more likely that it would pop
up as a suggested search term.
Chinese officials have
said that the software, known as Green Dam-Youth Escort, is meant to block
pornography and other ''unhealthy information.'' (Keith)
Many are worried that
this filter is more to quiet the freedom of speech instead of keeping the
internet healthy
