China
ONI Blog: The Olympics and the Eyes of World
Hosting the Olympics has been a bittersweet experience so far for China, particularly for those that would have wanted this to be a showcase for the tremendous advances that have taken place in China over the past two decades. For a...
- Posted on 08/Aug/2008; tagged in China, Asia, Political filtering, Conflict and security filtering
ONI Blog: Surveillance Clamp-down in Beijing
Only one day before the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games begin….and we’re not the only ones to notice.
The Chinese government has spread a stifling net of surveillance around the capital to allegedly ensure that the Olympics remain “safe”. This comes as...
ONI Blog: China Olympics update: more free for more people, but not free for all
In one week’s time, an international uproar over the filtering of politically sensitive websites at the Olympics Main Press Center (MPC) appears to have resulted in a more open Internet-and not only for foreign journalists. On August 1, a marquee list of...
ONI Blog: OpenNet to Closely Monitor Chinese Internet Filtering
Seven years ago, during China's bid to host the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, the Chinese government promised the International Olympic Committee (IOC) a more open China, with unfettered Internet access for foreign journalists being used as a prime example...
ONI Blog: On the Olympic stage, the Great Firewall remains a player
"There will be no restrictions on journalists in reporting on the Olympic Games."
Over seven years after China issued this decree in its official bid for the 2008 Olympic Games, and less than two weeks until they kick off in Beijing,...
- Posted on 30/Jul/2008; tagged in China
ONI Blog: Testing Unblocked Foreign Websites inside China
Some signs have indicated that Chinese government is loosening the Internet censorship before the start of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. According to reports , the Chinese government has stopped restricting access to the Chinese Wikipedia in China...
ONI Blog: China’s Net Nannies in full force after riot in Southern China
China has tightened control on online information concerning a massive riot in southern China that heightened security concerns just 39 days before the start of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Last weekend, about 30,000 angry residents in Weng'an...
ONI Blog: New Domain Names May Aid State Censorship
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers - the organization that licenses domains like .com and .edu - meets in Paris this week to discuss two proposals which could change the shape of the Internet. The first would create a...
- Posted on 26/Jun/2008; tagged in China, Russia, Asia, Legislation, Anonymity, Filtering tech and software
ONI Blog: China Blocks Activist Website Post-Earthquake
Those who were hopeful that the seeming opening of China’s media channels after the Sichuan earthquake heralded new openness overall will be disappointed to learn that the Chinese government has blocked a democratic activist group’s new website.
Human Rights in China (HRIC)...
Report: China's Provisions on the Administration of Internet Audio and Video Programming Services
Unofficial translation of China's "Provisions on the Administration of Internet Audio and Video Programming Services" issued by the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) and the Ministry of Information Industry of the People’s Republic of China on...
