Internet Censorship alive and well – Video
Internet Censorship alive and well
Jim Rizoli on who is behind internet censorship.
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China Cranks Up Censorship of Instant Messaging Services
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China's Internet watchdog has issued rules forcing real-name registrations on public accounts of instant messaging apps and requiring those wishing to publish or reprint political news to seek prior approval.
China has been stepping up online censorship in recent months.
While the Beijing government say the new rules are aimed at helping the fight against terrorism, rights activists believe the regulations are aimed at keeping tabs on free speech in the relatively uncontrolled world of mobile messaging.
The new rules will impact on popular mobile messaging apps such as Tencent's WeChat, which has almost 400 million users, as well other services such as QQ, also operated by Tencent, Alibaba's Laiwang, NetEase's Yixin and Xiaomi's Miliao. Twitter is banned in China, and can only be accessed using a Virtual Private Network (VPN).
Tencent, which has Asia's largest Internet company, has closed more than 100 public WeChat accounts, the official news agency Xinhua reported Thursday.
China has also told South Korea it has blocked access to two mobile messaging services, Kakao Talk and Line, which it said were used to exchange terrorism-related information.
The instant messaging provider must have professional staff, protect user information and privacy, accept social supervision and report illegal information. The instant messaging provider must register using their real identity.
"Users shall abide by laws and regulations, the socialist system, national interests, the legitimate rights and interests of citizens, public order, social morality and ensure the authenticity of the information they provide," according to the new rules.
Only approved news agencies and websites will be allowed to post or tweet the news, the rules said, and accounts that have not been approved are forbidden to publish or reprint political news.
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Router Makes You Anonymous Online, Skirts Censorship
If youre not sure whether anonymity online is important, just take a look at this new Kickstarter project, which has already raised $283,000 of its $7,000 goal.
Its called Anonabox, and its an open-source networking device that routes wireless and wired Internet traffic through Tor software. Tor is free and works by first encrypting your digital data and then bouncing it around the Internet through random computers.
You dont need Anonabox to get Tor, but for guarding against any activity outside of Web browsing, Tor can be a little complicated for the average online privacy-seeker.
Thats where the $45 Anonabox comes in. Just run a cable from your Wi-Fi to Anonabox, which creates a secure wireless network. Or, if you want to hardwire into the network, run an Ethernet cable from Anonabox to your computer.
On top of secure Web browsing, youll be able to send email, instant messages and share files.
According to Wired, Anonabox isnt the first plug and play Tor router, but others, such as the Safeplug, have by criticized for security flaws.
Because Anonabox is open source, its developers say that if there are any flaws, theyll be easily fixed.
via Wired
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SHAKA Censorship Troll calls the police – Video
SHAKA Censorship Troll calls the police
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