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That would yield a fine irony: China's government spreading its line using the technology of a company it has battled over censorship.

The Google data also do not indicate whether Google did or did not comply with specific censorship requests for the various countries.

Of censorship broadly, Li says: "I'm an entrepreneur. I'm not a politician. I should not be in a position to make this kind of a call. "

Mo likened censorship to the thorough security procedures he had to go through at the airport on his way to Stockholm.

It was unclear how much the lawsuit could affect Baidu, but it adds to scrutiny in the U. S. of Baidu's censorship policies.

Part of China's pitch for the Games was an explicit promise that it would improve its record of censorship and media harassment.

This was the last straw in an ongoing battle over the search provider's discomfort with China's censorship policies.

'Internet censorship is a challenge that no particular industry -- much less any single company -- can tackle on its own, ' he said.

Speaking through a public relations representative, Google China said yesterday it would not comment on political or censorship issues.

He was frank. Initially, he said, he and his colleagues had planned to ask about Internet censorship and the lack of freedom of expression.

Bush officials said the ticker was a way to circumvent censorship and convey hope and liberty to a tropical gulag.

With none of today's military censorship, it allows soldiers like Robert Stiles to relay the terrifying realities of life on the front line.

That's a trend that seems to have continued in 2008 and begun to spread toward the realm of government Internet censorship.

The most important thing is not how much freedom [from censorship] to give Chinese writers but how to teach them a three-act storyline.

In an unprecedented move, several newspapers printed Wen's comments the next day, openly challenging censorship orders.

Censorship usually is considered a negative thing, at least in American society, but of course, it all depends on who you talk to.

Shchednov is one of a growing number of artists in Russia who have been accused of breaching censorship conventions and insulting authority.

But dealing with China's extensive online-censorship requirements has been a particular struggle for the company.

This leads me to conclude that generally Google and other companies experiencing censorship should stick it out.

In one discussion about Uzbek repression of journalists, a German claimed that this was mostly just "self-censorship" .

Others have interests in Internet-related ventures like the sale of censorship software that could prove to be lucrative sources of income.

U. S. protests against censorship would seem more convincing if it were not for its own policies restrict ing Internet freedom.

Birkhead wonders if Darwin was just a Victorian prude or whether having a daughter editing his writing led to some censorship.

Even in Western countries like the UK and Australia, censorship boards decide what can or cannot be shown publicly in films.

At the beginning of the movement, the Chinese news media had a rare opportunity to broadcast the news without heavy government censorship.

It did not disclose numbers from China because "Chinese officials consider censorship demands as state secrets. "

Finally, censorship: there is much less of it than is generally believed, but it is still a real preoccupation.

Day-to-day censorship, however, is often carried out by privately run Web sites.

"The Brazilian government is not exercising any type of censorship of any legal expression, " said Schreiner.

In the final analysis, except the clear differences in economic, it has to say that the severe Chinese film censorship is a dominant factor.

And so I've always been a strong supporter of open Internet use. I'm a big supporter of non-censorship.

This is all part of a bigger problem: technology-related censorship.

And censorship is going to be very tough in this world.

The letters said the software rule raised concerns about censorship and Internet security.

Journalists who overstepped censorship guidelines continued to face official reprisals.

As censorship ended and the country enjoyed an expanding economy, it was a good time for Alexandre to be a writer.

Ji has had problems with censorship as Angel Wings has prepared to release its first film this fall, the romantic comedy "Color Me Love. "

to set their own deadlines and self-censorship, and if sustained can help you to overcome indecision, indecision and delay defects.

US officials are likely to be concerned that Chinese internet companies have to co-operate with China's strict online censorship regime.

Herdict's blog praises Google for posting global information about internet censorship, but it said the project is difficult to navigate.

Censorship is for the good of society as a whole. Like the law, it contributes to the common good.

The moral panic began in the early '80s, and we began to hear the first calls for censorship.

Summary: today the world's unconstitutional censorship can be basically divided into two types: the American model and the German model.

During a CCTV interview about a new Internet censorship regulation, a girl said that an uncensored Web page once popped up on her computer.

Google 's high-profile dispute over censorship came within an ace of forcing the company out of China .

Do you think the question of censorship will come up?

While Fang defends the "Great Firewall" as an urgent necessity and thinks the internet censorship should be developed even stronger.

China is considered the king of Web filtering, with its elaborate censorship system dubbed the 'Great Firewall. '

Google found a way to remain in the market without compromising its ethical views about censorship.

armed forces censorship performed by personnel of a military unit on the personal communications of persons assigned to that unit.

Apple has never hidden the fact that it has a stricter censorship policy for iOS apps than for other forms of entertainment.

Twitter's Biz Stone says that one day, the company might have to deal with China regarding its policy on censorship.

Although there is no censorship of the press in Britain, all newspapers have to be responsible for what they publish.

The companies said they would warn ministers against introducing emergency measures that could usher in a new form of online censorship.

He gave a class presentation on censorship, and the PowerPoint was widely spread throughout the Chinese blogosphere.

That does not mean there will be corporate censorship - neither journalists nor viewers back home would care for that.

Censorship ends in logical completeness when nobody is allowed to read any books except the books that nobody reads.

We have to be aware of that fact that there is censorship in every country in the world.

That used to be called "censorship. " And doesn't it sound a bit more like the People's Republic of China?

The Internet censorship aims to protect the children from nasty contents.

They did not. The demands for censorship became broader and more frequent.

Human rights activists and press freedom watchdogs praised Google for standing up to censorship.

A few here should re-read or watch "Fahrenheit 451" . Censorship and bans are not a way to progress but a path back to the middle ages.

China's system of Internet censorship and surveillance, popularly known as the "Great Firewall, " is the most advanced in the world.

It seems with the Google deal that all of the larger issues about censorship and hacking have been pushed to the side.

Amid growing controversy over the apparent underhand censorship, the state media are now downplaying the compulsory aspect of the software.

But while the ministry reportedly cited piracy as the target of its latest order, censorship may also be a goal.

He reckons, for instance, that reporting by the Voice of America does more harm inside the country than outside criticism of his censorship.

it was designed, rather, to help activists in nations where censorship takes place to test local blockages.

It is tempting to conclude that this reflects the cost of self-censorship required to appease the government.

'TV and video games have more established protocols in terms of censorship, but Internet protocols aren't as established, ' Ms Carson said.

China has banned individuals from registering internet domain names in Beijing's toughest move so far to tighten online censorship.

"People take the government as a given, " says Mr Lee of Innovation Works. He adds that he had to think more about censorship at Google.

Many have pointed to China's clash with Google over censorship as evidence that the country will not become more democratic as it prospers.

The film's never been shown in Lebanon nor is it likely it ever will be due to censorship rules.

Without censorship of mass media, efficient prevention of hazardous information from spreading would be beyond imagination.

Despite its anti-authoritarian stance on censorship, Wikileak's main strength comes from a piece of technology developed by the Pentagon.

To what extent does the power of the censorship board affect the Thai film industry?

Mr Guo was not reported to have said anything about Chinese journalists, who face strict censorship and restrictions in their work.

Though censorship is a sign of politics, ironically a little greater control over the internal censor is probably well advised.

No explanation is given for decisions on which sites to block, and officials often even deny any policy of censorship.

S. over how America and its companies deal with China, especially given the political sensitivity surrounding the censorship issue.

Charles Chao, chief executive, told an industry forum on Sunday the company was stepping up censorship.

Ravitch, finding the system and its results 'an outrage, ' passionately insists that 'the reign of censorship must end.

Without censorship of mass media, it would be impossible to efficiently prevent hazardous information from spreading.

Dad, I also do not understand why it is that although I'm above 21, every movie that I watch is still subject to your censorship.

The shift goes beyond the issue of privacy or the company's recent decision to withdraw from China on the grounds of censorship.

Well my theory is that it's happening because censorship actually is less effective than you think it is in many of those places.

In any case, the company decided it would no longer carry out censorship for the Chinese government.

When censorship laws are relaxed, dishonest people are given a chance to produce virtually anything in the name of "art" .

Ardent in her beliefs, Lois opposed censorship and the death penalty and championed the discussion of birth control.

And uncertainty about Chinese censorship of the Internet may have curbed social media activity before and during the Beijing Games.

"I'm not saying there should be censorship, but people need to be aware of the associations people will have in their minds, " Fiske said.

Only after extensive censorship by the propaganda ministry were "appropriate" pictures released to the international communities.

Comics are hugh in Korea, but compared to Japan, there's much stricter censorship and a Christian-influenced morality in the media.

Mister Loomis believed VOA should report about the war honestly, without censorship from the Administration of President Lyndon Johnson.

His use of torture, censorship and exile was hidden behind the veil of popular appear afforded by his superstar wife, Eva.

Proxy websites (those that enable users to step around censorship) have also been blocked since the directive was issued.

The company now says censorship and the hacking of Chinese dissidemail accounts have prompted it to reconsider.

I refer the honourable gentleman to this. Censorship is not the path to civility. Only speech is.

China is the only country in the world where Google was willing to offer a local site that followed the regime's censorship laws.

Responding to a question, Aziz said that there would be no censorship on the electronic media and the press.

"The only reason that we cannot make genre movies is the barrier that censorship sets, " Jia said.

One person close to the search company, meanwhile, said that its senior executives remained "adamant" about ending the censorship.

She emphasized the U. S. 's commitment to preventing censorship of the Internet globally.

Censorship in China is often erratic.

Heavy-handed censorship also risks alienating Weibo's urban educated user base, who value precisely the free flow of ideas it allows.

A good comparative evaluation of internet censorship in New Zealand and Australia can be found at the Open Net resource, here.

In August he promised to reform the system of press censorship. He also set up a parliamentary committee to review the electoral system.

Censorship is routine in China but analysts said it was highly unusual for the writings of a senior figure to be excised.

[Censorship of the news] is a given in wartime, along with massive campaigns of deliberately-planted "Dis-information" .

Instead of indirect censorship through publishers, there would be a government clearing house.

Responsible for establishment and execution of the administration management regulations or censorship.

Sun Yunfeng, Baidu's design chief, summed up the uneasy acceptance most Chinese feel towards this censorship regime.

But foreign industry officials and free-speech advocates have criticized the plan as an effort by Beijing to expand its censorship powers.

For a long time, the dominant conversation around internet censorship has focused on two of the practice's giants: Iran and China.

Press censorship was introduced as soon as he came to power, and was steadily tightened.

Modern media might permit slow news coverage, but its "viral" nature in modern information society does not tolerate censorship .

Devised by ARTivate after 5 months of training in Forum Theatre, imploring you to join us in discovering the power of censorship.

Google's more aggressive stance against Chinese censorship came after its systems, including Gmail, had come under a series of cyberattacks.

Correspondents reporting on the Beijing Games are facing restrictions on entering certain areas of the city and censorship on the Internet.

And compared with China's sophisticated controls, Thai censorship is Firewall 101. It uses keyword searches to turn up suspect websites.

Even where electronic blocks have not been imposed, laws requiring higher levels of self-censorship are being enforced more aggressively.

Libraries should challenge censorship in the fulfillment of their responsibility to provide information and enlightenment.

S. media companies to take a proactive role in challenging foreign governments' demands for censorship and surveillance.

This year, Google said it would no longer comply with Beijing's censorship demands even if that meant leaving China.

Beijing has also strengthened internet censorship at all administrative levels.

Much of the debate and law-making concerning censorship of the Internet is centered on efforts to protect minors from harmful contents.

Such censorship matters to those who no longer can exercise the right to choose what they read for themselves.

Being an administrative remedy means, administrative reconsideration is widely popular in all nations' administrative censorship systems.

Mrs Clinton said she would use US aid to help push back against censorship and keep online networks open.

But state media, which is subject to tight censorship as the mouthpiece of the party and government, has struggled for credibility offshore.

Some companies monitor employee e-mail (I consider this one of the worst forms of censorship).

And appeal it will, since the plot obeys every rule of the censorship game: no sex, politics or violence.

The censorship violates their rights under the U. S. Constitution, the New York constitution and New York law, the suit alleged.

Self-censorship has become ingrained, and overcoming that will take a while.

It involves eschewing obvious political themes, and accepting constant interference and censorship by the authorities.

Both were run by quasi-dictators, complete with strict censorship and a pervasive secret police.

Censorship has been a way of life in China for more than 60 years and the cat-and-mouse game of getting around it is a high art.

All across continental Europe, but in France especially, book sellers and publishers had to negotiate censorship laws of varying strictness.

Despite the heavy censorship, the Internet is still China's most open platform of public expression.

Sami: Can you give us a brief background about this Internet anti-censorship proposal?

Japan, he adds, has been frustrated by strict domestic censorship laws that require genitalia to be digitally obscured.

Raging against Apple censorship is just a cheap way to make you feel brave.

The company will not engage in pro-active censorship.

Compelled publication arguably is another form of censorship.

Microsoft, Yahoo and others are helping to institutionalise and legitimise the integration of censorship into the global IT business model.

But with censorship attempts like this, who needs free rein?

New Zealand is showing that it, too, is ready to play its part in the great Antipodean censorship stakes.

For the U. S. , the role of Western companies in Internet censorship poses a dilemma.

Privacy laws, and implicit threats of retribution, prop up the culture of self-censorship .

The company will use all legal means to resist demands for censorship.

Claiming the need for censorship is one thing , but rationally proving its redeeming values represents a quite different issue .

Complying with Chinese censorship is complicated and politically risky, exposing companies to criticism from rights advocates back home.

The Bangkok clashes between protesters and government troops were documented by bloggers, despite the censorship imposed by authorities.

But then the King withdrew his soldiers, ended censorship, appointed a liberal Cabinet, agreed to parliamentary elections and fled the city.

Beijing's stricter domain name regime is part of a general tightening in web censorship.

Virtually all print and broadcast media are government-run or supervised, and subject to censorship by Communist Party propaganda officials.

Its vague clauses and harsh fines will almost guarantee arbitrariness by government authorities and self-censorship by the media.

LI: The middle class wants to have freedom of the press, but China has severe censorship.

We fear it could also be a backdoor to censorship of the internet.

In fact, one researcher in a blatant attempt at self-censorship stated, "I do not study sex workers. I study 'women at risk. "

The aim of the caucus is to advance press freedom worldwide by combating censorship and the persecution of journalists.

Companies argue that the laws of the countries in which they operate sometimes require censorship or Web site restrictions.

Was there prior censorship and surveying done in a control group before the decision to go ahead with the advert was made?

Not only the possibility of representation, but also the interests of condensation and of the censorship, may be furthered by this exchange.

Google's first online outburst against its Chinese hosts was a stern and high-minded rebuke of state censorship.

Far from being a tool for repression, the internet has become a means by which people shake off state censorship.

Beijing is likely to monitor search patterns and could adjust its censorship patterns accordingly, analysts say.

Censorship orders and restrictive legislation are being used in several nations, CPJ said.

President Roosevelt has mobilised the army and ordered all the armed forces to take up their war stations, and imposed a censorship.

There are different "types" of these blogs: Penlog is a collective blog which wants to protect bloggers and fight against censorship.

He made an explicit choice years ago to submit his films to censorship in order to gain a broader audience.

Ironically the younger generation's zeal is a byproduct of the censorship and propaganda they have been suckled on.

Flouting Ontario's strict censorship laws, Allen opened a theatre in Toronto that showed banned films; Haggis volunteered at the box office.

Altering "Red Dawn" is a form of self censorship intended to aid market access. This is not artistic or political censorship.

Interestingly enough, Li himself said he thought about moving Baidu to Hong Kong a year after starting Baidu because of Chinese censorship.

But censorship officials were seeking to control a message that had already spread widely.

The leaks are heralded as an immeasurable victory against corporate media censorship.

Look at the justification given for the biscuit censorship. The joke "certainly was not" a reference to race, said a spokesman.

A first service implemented on top of the networking layer allows anonymous censorship-resistant file-sharing.

His growing frustrations have pushed him to become one of the most vocal critics of censorship in China.

The bill "would require ISPs to remove URLs from the Web, which is also known as censorship last time I checked. "

The cause of the shame should be removed voluntarily, not to stave off censorship, but because it is the responsible thing to do.

Having fought against the film's censorship, Kubrick then effectively censored it himself, quietly withdrawing it in early 1974.

In1999 The Commonwealth of Australia passed legislation to bring about one of the worlds harshest Internet censorship regimes.

So freedom, discourse and debate are only acceptable during times of relative Peace, but when the chips are down the censorship comes out?

This EU legislation should cover and deal with online censorship by European internet companies in third countries.

Jancovich explains that changes in the 1970s censorship opened the door to more gory, body-centred special effects.

All filmmakers must deal with [the censorship regulations]. It is a fact that we cannot change.

If you want to know what real censorship looks like, let me show you what has been happening on the other side of the fence.

Social networking sites were used by anti-government demonstrators to thwart censorship during pro-democracy revolts in Tunisia and Egypt.

Anti-censorship advocates say there needs to be a way for companies to track how their filtering software is used.

Like Chinese search engines and online video sites, microblogging services need licenses to operate and are subject to censorship.

It is ridiculous that one of my comments here has been neglected, sort of censorship favored by the Chinese government.

Censorship is a controversial subject, as well as a popular topic of debate.

Western countries have criticized China for its media censorship and harassment of journalists and minority and religious groups.

But critics say the media commonly practice self censorship, and Chinese officials indulge in behind-the-scenes meddling.

The stand against censorship could have a more meaningful impact on its relations with government agencies.

This is censorship born out of fear, and the New York Theatre Workshop, the Royal Court, New York audiences - all of us are the losers.

There might be censorship of not going as far as they might.

The latest sex censorship is a case against posting a hyperlink to pronographical photos in the adult section of a BBS forum.

MTN Irancell made no reference to censorship in its announcement about its 'mobile newspaper' service.

and greater self-censorship and biased reporting, particularly during the outbreak of open war in late December.

Yet to many reporters, the censorship itself seemed not up for discussion.

Yet here, economic theory would prescribe not censorship, but a tax on violent films.

South Africa has strict censorship laws, but Mr Morena says his film will be sold in adult film stores across the country.

How do you think censorship law will change in the next 20 years?

This all sounds very unremarkable, except when you read the editor's note: "The following dispatch was subject to US military censorship . "

Expanded censorship is not the way to win it, however. Attempts to move in that direction would only prove counterproductive.

The effect, beyond censorship, was to favor domestic manufacturers. For the W. T.

If parents and kids can talk together, we won't have as much censorship because we won't have as much fear.

China renewed Google's licence to operate in the country, after a stand-off between the two over Chinese censorship policy.

The two Koreas are still at war, and neither side is above employing censorship, disinformation, and outright propaganda.

How this goal will play out against the country's censorship rules remains to be seen.

In recent years America has promoted the internet as a menace to foreign censorship. That sounds tinny now.

Words like firewall and proxy server are taboo, however, for reasons having to do with Internet censorship.

As far as censorship goes, the Chinese government had asked for the names of the songs that I would be playing.

However, such censorship is ineffectual and fails to substantively restrict access to even the most "threatening" ideas.

The biggest threat now comes from organised crime, whose attacks against journalists often have the aim of inducing self-censorship.

Germany has announced that it will introduce compulsory Internet censorship starting in March.

Furthermore, the ease of republishing one's material online ensures its permanence and immunity to effective censorship.

Many Chinese people are scathing in their views of the official media, thanks to the country's extensive censorship.

"They [sex and violence], of course, cannot be shown on TV if they want to pass censorship, " film critic Hu Liang said.

Blogs, e-mails, social networks and text messages have opened up new forums for exchanging ideas, and created new targets for censorship.

Beyond censorship, these actions now may have financial impact on China's most prominent Internet properties.

Assassination is the extreme form of censorship.

He adds that he had to think more about censorship at Google.

The irony of Wen's statements on freedom and censorship being censored in official media was not lost on Chinese observers.

It has, rightly, reported on the crushing of protests and internet censorship.

Human Rights Watch urged the companies to use all legal means to resist demands for censorship of searches, blogs, and web addresses.

China has a vast censorship apparatus, but films and television programmes are particularly tightly controlled.

But more worrying, say Internet experts, is the second category of censorship: making available Chinese users' information to authorities.

A failed attempt by regulators to force all PC makers to install Web-filtering software created a public backlash against censorship.

Iran has one of the most extensive systems of online censorship.

It ruled that the risk that news reports might influence witnesses was insufficient to justify censorship.

Domestic web censorship is not centralized at all.

Despite its strict censorship regime, China carefully weighs its hunger for control with the needs of economic growth.

Novelist Margaret Atwood shares her thoughts on the importance of keeping writers free from censorship and the power of stories to move us.

It was recently banned from private television by the censorship board.

Mr Sarkozy, a satirist's delight, once declared that he preferred "an excess of caricature to an excess of censorship" .

Although no strangers to acts of repression, many Chinese gay-rights advocates find Douban's censorship a major frustration.

Indeed, one of the worst acts of media censorship in recent years was about the control of history.

And censorship should not be in any way accepted by any company from anywhere.

Ken Berman leads anti-censorship projects for the Broadcasting Board of Governors, the parent agency of VOA .

In the face of the call for revolution, Beijing has stepped up its net censorship.

It's not immediately clear whether the new measures are aimed at piracy or censorship, or perhaps both.

The tyranny of self-censorship forced me, in my relations with male friends, to seek alternatives to language.

How will China's strict censorship laws reflect on the iPhone and its myriad of applications?

Google and other tech giants are making waves today over Internet censorship in a place people might not expect - Australia.