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China To Block "unhealthy" Websites During Olympics

11:00 - Friday 9 May 2008 by Humphrey Cheung
Source: Tom's Hardware – Keywords: China, Olympics, Internet Category : Miscellaneous

Beijing (China) - China says it won’t guarantee complete and unrestricted Internet access during this summer’s Beijing Olympics. Technology Minister Wan Gang says the country will protect its youth by restricting access to unhealthy websites. Olympic organizers had promised unrestricted net access for any reporters covering the event, but apparently this doesn’t extend to the public.

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darthpoik 09/05/2008 12:40
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How can information be unhealthy. To the government's oppresive hold on their citizens maybe. Or I suppose the citizens looking at the information. Torture in a chinese reeducation centre probably isnt healthy

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