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China blacklists websites; "Sensitive" websites unblocked

The China Internet Illegal Information Reporting Center (CIIIRC) issued its first blacklist of websites containing "harmful information" on Monday. The websites were found to be spreading "low and vulgar content," according to Danwei, and had been... ...full story at Shanghaiist

from Shanghaiist on Wed, Jul 23 2008

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