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Six websites criticized for being "vulgar"

Too vulgar for citizen's good The Internet Society of China (ISC) sounds like an industry association but is more like an additional tool for the government to keep websites in line: when you hear about Chinese websites signing self-discipline pledges,... ...full story at Danwei

from Danwei on Wed, Jul 23 2008

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