Tag Archive for: Internet censorship

Nei Han Duan Zi Shutdown: China’s Push for a Clean Internet

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The shutdown of Nei Han Duan Zi showed how China’s campaign for a clean internet can target entertainment apps, online communities, and user culture far beyond formal political speech.

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Yuxuan had a sticker on the back window of his car: a smirking cartoon face with four Chinese characters “Nei Han Duan Zi” underneath. Today we will happen to tell the story of the death of Nei Han Duan Zi. “Nei Han Duan Zi” was one of the most popular smartphone apps in China in recent years. “Nei Han Duan Zi” is a Chinese term for innuendo. On this app, people can read, share, comment on the jokes, funny pictures and videos, and humor. Read more
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China Tightens Internet Controls Through the Great Firewall

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China’s punishment of a VPN seller highlighted growing pressure on tools used to bypass the Great Firewall and access information beyond state censorship.

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In December 2017, Wu Xiangyang, a network engineer in Guangxi, was arrested and sentenced by the Chinese authorities for selling equipment that could break the Chinese government’s notorious Great Firewall a.k.a GFW. It represented China tightening internet curb again in a more extreme way. Read more
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