Thursday, June 07, 2007

China’s Internet Censorship Model “Spreading Like a Virus”

THE TELEGRAPH: Dozens of countries are copying China's methods of censoring the internet, Amnesty International said yesterday.
In advance of a live webcast to discuss internet freedom, Amnesty gave warning that censorship was a "virus" that was infecting countries round the world.

Tim Hancock, Amnesty's international campaigns director, said: "The 'Chinese model' of an internet that allows economic growth but not free speech or privacy is growing in popularity, from a handful of countries five years ago to dozens of governments today who block sites and arrest bloggers." Censoring of internet is 'spreading like virus' (more) By Richard Spencer in Beijing

Richard Spencer’s blog: The great firewall of China

Mark Alexander