Package Deal: CCTV’s Censorship of Michelangelo’s David
July 10, 2012
The fig leaf decision is easy to make fun of, but honestly, I have some sympathy for the guys at CCTV who have to make these calls.
Tag Archives: censorship
Public Opinion and the Judiciary: Moving Beyond Censorship
March 12, 2012
China’s judiciary says that it should be more open to public opinion. Leave it to me to find the downside.
U.S.-China Film Dispute Finally Settled
February 20, 2012
Five years and one WTO dispute later, the U.S. and China finally come to terms on movie imports and distribution.
Internet Controls and China Economic Development: Correcting for Geek Bias
October 27, 2011
Can China’s economy thrive with tight controls on Internet usage? I think that question has already been answered.
Did the Beijing Police Purchase WiFi Monitoring Software From a Foreign Company?
July 29, 2011
New information about Beijing’s public WiFi rules raises uncomfortable questions about the bidding process and the software developer.
Beijing’s New WiFi Surveillance Program: Show Me the Money
July 27, 2011
You may have heard about Beijing’s latest attempts to monitor Net usage in cafes and bars. But would you believe that there is serious money involved here?
Baidu vs. NYC Dissidents: A Cranky Postscript
May 23, 2011
A few additional thoughts I had after reading the complaint, and then I promise I’ll give this case a rest.
China’s Supervision of Online Content: Meet the New Boss?
May 4, 2011
The State Council announced the formation of a new body that will supervise online content, but it’s anybody’s guess how it will interact with other agencies.
Nick Kristof Discovers Net Censorship in China
January 24, 2011
New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof tried his hand last week at investigative journalism. After a thorough investigation, he announced in his column that . . . China is censoring Internet content. Nice detective work there, Columbo.
Last Word on Google-WikiLeaks (For the Moment)
December 6, 2010
My final attempt to drill down into the censorship charges.
New York Times May Have Screwed the Pooch on WikiLeaks Google Story
December 5, 2010
I could be wrong here, but some of the press coverage of the Google-WikiLeaks documents are devoid of fact.
China’s Secret Weapon Against Online Porn: Adolescent Boys
November 24, 2010
The NSA hires computer hackers as expert consultants. So who do you think the Office of Pornographic Publications is going to turn to for help?
One Last Time: US-China WTO AV Products Case
July 27, 2010
Reuters broke a story recently that China and the US had agreed to a timetable for implementation of the WTO panel decision in the 2008 A/V products case. Let me set the record straight.
China’s Internet Cafes Respond to ID Check Rules
July 26, 2010
Results of an Information Times investigation of Guangzhou’s Internet cafes to see how the new Real ID rules are being implemented.
Google.cn Situation is Making My Reptilian Lawyer-brain Hurt
July 2, 2010
The latest twist in the already convoluted story of Google in China, or Hong Kong, or wherever they are actually doing business these days.
China’s Draft State Secrets Law and the Eye of the Beholder
April 28, 2010
This is probably the biggest China law story of the day. I haven’t read the draft law (give me a few days) yet, but I have been reading the press accounts, which as you can imagine have been quite interesting. The reaction to this draft law is a perfect case study of how one’s point [...]
Off to Talk Google at CSR-Rule of Law Conference
March 18, 2010
Apologies for the light posting. It’s going to get worse before it gets better. I’ll be in the U.S. for a few days attending the following conference: 2010 Symposium Doing Business in Asia Without Selling Your Soul: Corporate Social Responsibility and Its Influence on the Rule of Law Here’s a link to the info page, [...]