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China’s “Wall” Hits Business
Experts say the blocks that keep Chinese users from accessing services like Facebook, Twitter and Google Inc.’s online-video unit YouTube, are hurting businesses, slowing their traffic and hindering their use of a new generation of cloud-computing services.Nudged by Apple, Twitter’s Porn Saga Ends in a Raw Deal for Vine
In App Store dealings, sometimes compromise hurts.
Twitter’s Vine App Doesn’t Have a Porn Problem. It Has a Porn Discovery Problem.
Hide your porn better, Twitter.
Toward a More Visual Language: How Social Networks Skirt Censorship in China
There are ways around the hard-and-fast rules of the state. Listen up, Facebook.
Court Says Negative Yelp Reviews Shouldn’t Be Censored
Just because someone says something not nice about you doesn’t mean you can sue them to take it down.
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China Poised for Crackdown on Internet
China appears to be gearing up for a crackdown on its domestic Internet after a series of online exposés of corruption underscored the growing power of social media there.Iran Debuts Its Own Version of YouTube
The site aims to spread Islamic influence throughout the Persian world.
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Google Service Disrupted in China
Google Inc. saw widespread disruptions to its Web services in China on Friday, according to the company’s “transparency report” Web site.News Byte
Iran to Move Citizens to Domestic Internet Network, Snips Access to Google
In what the country characterizes as a bid to increase domestic cybersecurity, the Iranian government plans to switch its Web-connected population over to a domestic Internet infrastructure. This is seen by many nongovernmental Iranian activists as the first step toward an Iran-only Web with the freedom to shut off online access to the rest of the international Web. As first reported by Reuters, the government is already showing its willingness to censor; as of Sunday, Iranians will no longer have access to Google search or the Gmail service.Banned on Facebook
I know there are people out there who don’t like me. But I don’t think they should be able to use Facebook like this to get at me. And this story isn’t just about me. It’s about everyone who uses Facebook to promote themselves and their work. If anonymous complaints can shut you down, that’s interference with your livelihood.
– Comic artist Wendy Pini, after receiving her second Facebook ban, for posting a widely shared photo by artist Ryan McGinley to her wall
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