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China backs down from requirement for Web filter

World Jul. 01, 2009 - 02:36PM JST ( 8 )

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aerockyulhimJul. 01, 2009 - 02:53PM JST

I hope the postponement leads to an absolute cancellation of the requirement. It's great to see that finally with enough pressure China is able to back down. I hope more movements continue to pressure China so effectively to start doing the right thing in other situations.
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pawatanJul. 01, 2009 - 02:59PM JST

I hope more movements continue to pressure China so effectively to start doing the right thing in other situations.

I just wish companies wouldn't just think with their bottom lines and try to use their economic clout to shame China into doing the right thing. Instead you get Google (they of the "do no evil" fame) to roll over and actively enable Chinese suppression of dissent and "objectionable" material.

Though it's hard to claim moral superiority over China when some western countries (like Australia) are trying to do the exact same thing.
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aerockyulhimJul. 01, 2009 - 03:15PM JST

Yeah, I guess it's difficult to get China to do the right thing when most of their detractors are just as guilty of similar infractions. In a perfect world...
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aerockyulhimJul. 01, 2009 - 03:15PM JST

I'd be all for other people pressing my own country to do the right thing in most situations. I didn't mean to pick only on China but as it's the focus of this article...
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SushiSake3Jul. 01, 2009 - 03:29PM JST

I think the biggest problem was the name - "Green Dam Youth Escort.” :-)

I quizzed my friends about it last week - no one came even close to guessing what it was. One person thought it was a guided tour for children at an eco-friendly dam.

Another thought it was a child prostitution ring at a place called "Green Dam."
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TriumvereJul. 01, 2009 - 08:25PM JST

And I was enjoying all those Green Dam B**ch cartoons. The river crab emblem on the hat was priceless.
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JoeBigsJul. 02, 2009 - 09:01AM JST

Separately, a California company claimed Green Dam contained stolen programming code.

Gee I wonder if this had anything to do with it also?
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TriumvereJul. 02, 2009 - 09:13AM JST

Since when has China given a dam (hehe) about intellectual property rights?