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China: So yellow, so violent

Discussions between Chinese bloggers over what new online video regulations will mean if they are implemented later this month, have brought erotic and violent content, which are widely accessible on the Chinese-language internet, under the spotlight. ...full story at Global Voices

from Global Voices on Tue, Jan 08 2008

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