Censor's grip tightening on Internet in China

CENSOR'S GRIP TIGHTENING ON INTERNET IN CHINA
[SOURCE: Reuters]
Internet censors in China are becoming more systematic and sophisticated in how they monitor the Web and eradicate content deemed sensitive, according to a Chinese technician working for an Internet firm. In a report published on Wednesday by Reporters Without Borders and the group China Human Rights Defenders, the unnamed author details the secret workings of a censorship machine that spans the information ministry, the State Council, or cabinet, the Communist Party's propaganda department and the police. "Prior to 2005, the Beijing authorities had not really organized an Internet control system," the report said. Now it keeps close tabs on online public opinion, reporting daily and weekly to senior leaders, and employs various targeted tactics to keep Web sites in line in the world's second largest Internet market, with over 162 million Web users.
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