matteo mohorovicich

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When Pope becomes an example of Internet censorship

I can't check it, but trust me that it's most likely to be happened...

The only country (or one of the few) that didn't celebrate with media obsession Pope's death is China. So far, nothing strange. The fact is that they did it with their typical style. That is to say: censorship on the net.
George Lessard, one of the members of Yahoo! group "Chinese Internet Search", wrote that Chinese web portals (such as sina.com and souhu.com) systematically blocked their forums from being posted with prayers, blessings and other comments on the death of John Paul II. On Sunday April 2, the forums were full. On Monday April 3, empty.
Lessard explains: "An official with Sohu.com confirmed the company had censored the comments, using sophisticated technology to allow only the writer to see his or her own comments ... Asked whether the portal had received an order from the government, the official insisted it was the company's own decision".
Even though we admit this last remark to be true, why allowing peple to see only what they posted, so that they can't share anything? Better to ban everyone from talking about religion than giving a semblance of democracy to the whole thing...

Post: matteomohorovicich a 22:29 | link | commenti (5) |
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#1    16 Aprile 2005 - 23:46

 

ciao matteo da matteo. omonimia.

braviblog

#2    18 Aprile 2005 - 14:43

 

Mi è stato segnalato questo blog. Ne approfitto per complimentarmi e per indicarne a mia volta uno, http://asiaoggi.splinder.com : è dedicato a ciò che sta accadendo in Cina (e alle bugie o alla "malainformazione" dei corrispondenti italiani). Spero di dare un piccolo contributo, anche se al momento i miei interventi potranno risultare incompleti: è online da questa mattina.
Grazie per l'ospitalità e mi scuso per l'off-topic.

asiaoggi

#3    19 Aprile 2005 - 23:57

 

I thank you for your message on my blog, and congratulations for your job. I know something about Chinese censorship on the web (and, according to some recent article on major medias, it seems amazing how effective it is, without blocking the diffusion of the web itself). Anyway I think that China's rise is not to be seen as a menace.

utente anonimo

#4    07 Maggio 2005 - 16:41

 

Caro omonimo, non conosco come te l'Inglese. Però una cosa te la voglio dire, in italiano. Scrivesti: "Con la Cia di mezzo la questione Calipari non avrà soluzione. E' nello stile americano". Mai parole furono più appropriate. Ciao Matteo.

braviblog

#5    03 Giugno 2005 - 18:54

 

Ciao, desideravo invitarti sul mio blog e a commentarlo...ti aspetto...ciaooo

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il blog di un giovane cronista indiscreto

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