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The information war that rages on the Chinese internet
There’s an intensifying struggle in China over information and at the heart of it is the internet. As we all know, controlling the internet is virtually impossible. But that doesn’t stop the Chinese government, backed with a very sophisticated system of censorship, from trying.
In a new development, the country’s popular Sina Weibo micro-blogging platform has informed its users that they risk having their accounts suspended if they spread rumours that provoke social unrest.
Chinese netizens flex muscles over Wenzhou train disaster
First there was the train crash, then a clumsy attempt at a cover-up, followed by an outpouring of grief and outrage on the internet. Now there’s an investigation and the search is on to find a scapegoat. The Wenzhou bullet train crash has shocked the Chinese public and rocked the Chinese government.
Ai Weiwei’s Release: Why Now - Was it Because of the Petition?
When 2011 began, the debate over clicktivism versus activism was going strong. On this blog, Esra'a al Shafei argued that there was no point in creating a distinction, because they both work to some degree and they're both appropriate depending on the amount of time and energy one has to devote to making change in the world:
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