According to BBC News, September 2, 2002, China had blocked access to the famous search engine, Google. China maintained tight controls on the internet, blocking several foreign news sites and frequently forcing demostic sites to remove controversial material.Beijing is determined to keep strict controls on the flow of information to its own citizens. Human rights activists say more than 30,000 people are employed to keep an eye on websites, chat rooms and private e-mail messages.
Some 150,000 unlicensed internet cafes nationwide have been closed in recent months and those remaining have had to install software that prevents access to up to 500,000 banned sites. Read more.
Shocking isn't it?
Shocking isn't it?
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