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China blocks IMDb after Google coup

China blocks IMDb after Google coup

Adding to an ever-growing list of forbidden sites in China is the Internet Movie Database (IMDb.com), after the Chinese government seems to have blocked all access to the site since Wednesday.

Google considers shutting down China site after Gmail attacks

Google considers shutting down China site after Gmail attacks

Google Inc. said it may pull out of China after finding out that major cyber attacks on its e-mail service last month originated from the country.

Revealed: China has secret, illegal jails

Revealed: China has secret, illegal jails

“Black jails”, illegal prisons that are kept hidden by the government, have been confirmed to exist in China, according to weekly magazine run by the state itself.

China to launch second lunar mission in October 2010

China to launch second lunar mission in October 2010

The People’s Republic of China announced on Friday that it is set to launch its second lunar probe in October next year and a manned space mission in 2017.

Beluga Whale saves drowning diver

Beluga Whale saves drowning diver

Beluga whale saves diver paralysed with cramps.

After Riot, Twitter and Facebook Now Blocked in China

After Riot, Twitter and Facebook Now Blocked in China

After the riot happened in Xinjiang, Northwestern China, where 140 people have been killed due to the clash between the demostrators and the police, the government of China controlled the country’s media by blocking sites like Twitter and Facebook. Two weeks ago, almost all Google services have also been blocked.

Computers with Chinese software Green Dam can be hacked

Computers with Chinese software Green Dam can be hacked

A study by three researchers from the Computer Science and Engineering Division of The University of Michigan presents conclusions that the Green Dam-Youth Escort censorship software that China mandates has serious vulnerabilities that will allow its host computer to be easily controlled by a third party.

Google gives in, disables Google Suggest in China

Google gives in, disables Google Suggest in China

Google complied to a Chinese government order that coerces them to disable certain search functions on google.cn, Google’s search domain for China. China has accused Google of being a major cause of the infiltration of pornography in the country.

China orders Google to disable search features as anti-pornography move

China orders Google to disable search features as anti-pornography move

China tightened its belts against free speech and information once again when they ordered Google to shut down certain search features on google.cn as an anti-pornography measure. Features affected include keyword suggestion and searching for information from foreign web sites.

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