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China blocking postings about the Pope's death

posted by:Marty // 11:05 PM // April 04, 2005 // Surveillance and social sorting

Exemplifying state control of digital activity, the Chinese government is blocking internet postings regarding the death of Pope John Paul II.

While popular portals such as Sina.com and Sohu.com's on-line discussion forums were flooded with messages about the pope Saturday, no messages could be seen Monday.

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.

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