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censor stories: 3 news summaries

 Anti-Porn Curbs  
 Mask Chinese 
 Crackdown on Dissent 

Google blocked as Beijing ramps up Internet controls

Jun 26, 09 6:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Chinese government ramped up restrictions on Internet use yesterday, sharply curtailing access to medical research on sexual health. It's the latest escalation in what Beijing calls an anti-pornography campaign that will culminate in new filtering software, called the Green Dam, that will be installed on all new computers from... More »

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China • Google • censorship • pornography • freedom of expression • censor • Internet censorship • freedom of speech • Chinese Communist party • Green Dam

 Brit Spells Trouble 
 on 'If U Seek Amy' 

Racy double meaning in If U Seek Amy could get it B-A-N-N-E-D

Jan 13, 09 1:48 PM CST
(Newser) - Bleeping out cuss words is all but mundane for radio stations, but Britney Spears' third Circus single, If U Seek Amy, (say it fast, boys and girls) has them a bit perplexed on how to censor. Nice try, Brit, but most DJs won't be allowed to play it, MTV ... More »

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Britney Spears • pop music • censor • radio stations • Top 40

Web Muckrakers Fight Corruption in China

Freelance journalists hired by citizens stay one step ahead of censors

May 2, 07 2:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - A new breed of journalist is evolving out of China’s censored media: the web-based hired gun. The Washington Post reports on freelance muckrakers who investigate corruption the mainstream press can't touch and post the results on their sites. They're paid—if meagerly—by the aggrieved parties. More »

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China • media • Internet • censorship • news • press • corruption • blogging • journalism • censor • blog

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