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Google Rumoured To Shut Down Chinese Arm In April
7:49PM Kat Hannaford | We’ve already explored some of the repercussions that could come if Google exits China, but that’s looking all the more likely now that an actual date has been pointed at by one of their Chinese employees. More »
Business
Google’s Letter From Chinese Ad Partners Demanding Compensation Is Fake
2:52AM Kat Hannaford | That letter Google received from 27 Chinese companies demanding compensation if they pull out of the country was as authentic as the average Louis Vuitton handbag, as it turns out. More »
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Google Exiting China Sucks Just As Much As Censorship Does
4:20AM Kat Hannaford | It’s too easy to slap Google on the back for taking such a firm stance against China. The two behemoths’ fingers are twitching by their sides, ready to whip their pistols out. But what of the repercussions on the spectators? More »
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Chinese Launch For Twitter “Just A Matter Of Time”
10:05PM Kat Hannaford | Despite Twitter being blocked in China – and the whole country being up in arms over censorship thanks to Google’s recent stance – the Twitter founders are apparently working on a fix that’ll allow Chinese people to register and use the site. More »
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Google Reportedly 99.9% Sure To Shut Down Its Chinese Search
4:39AM Kyle VanHemert | Though the last we heard, Google was nearing a compromise that would allow them to stop censoring their Google.cn search results, the Financial Times is reporting that they are almost certainly going to close their Chinese search engine. Since their initial ultimatum in January, Google and China have traded vague statements about reaching a compromise, but, unsurprisingly, talks haven’t produced a mutually agreeable solution. [Financial Times]
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Google May Stop Censoring Search Results In China This Month
11:42PM Kat Hannaford | Google and China’s dirty laundry has been airing in public since mid-January when Google refused to continue censoring search results in the country. A resolution could be nearing though, with Google rumoured to be pulling censorship this month. More »
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1:55PM Nick Broughall | Reporters sans frontieres, the French agency who monitors freedom of the press around the globe, released a report on Wednesday called “Internet Enemies”. The report names Australia as a country to watch, thanks to the current Government’s plans to introduce a mandatory internet filter. And because the same report also mentions China and North Korea, the media is completely losing its shit. More »
The Media Is Losing Its Shit Over The Reporters Sans Frontieres Report
1:55PM Nick Broughall | Reporters sans frontieres, the French agency who monitors freedom of the press around the globe, released a report on Wednesday called “Internet Enemies”. The report names Australia as a country to watch, thanks to the current Government’s plans to introduce a mandatory internet filter. And because the same report also mentions China and North Korea, the media is completely losing its shit. More »
Software
8:40AM Jesus Diaz | The App Store censorship horse may have been beaten to dead, but the German media – now under Apple’s fire – isn’t surrendering. Hopefully, their blitzkrieg will be successful, and the European Union will open an investigation that the US would follow. More »
It’s Time To Declare War Against Apple’s Censorship
8:40AM Jesus Diaz | The App Store censorship horse may have been beaten to dead, but the German media – now under Apple’s fire – isn’t surrendering. Hopefully, their blitzkrieg will be successful, and the European Union will open an investigation that the US would follow. More »
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10:30AM Nick Broughall | After a couple of months and 23,683 applications, the official results from the Whirlpool Australia Broadband Survey are in. Among the findings: Whirlpool users don’t care much for the mandatory internet filter, although they also reckon they’ll be able to bypass it. More »
Whirlpool Broadband Survey Results Are In
10:30AM Nick Broughall | After a couple of months and 23,683 applications, the official results from the Whirlpool Australia Broadband Survey are in. Among the findings: Whirlpool users don’t care much for the mandatory internet filter, although they also reckon they’ll be able to bypass it. More »
Random Stuff
1:30PM Nick Broughall | Melbourne readers who want to publicly protest the government’s planned internet filter should know that there’s a march planned for Saturday, March 6 at the State Library of Victoria between 12pm and 3pm. More »
Melbourne Protesting The Internet Filter On March 6
1:30PM Nick Broughall | Melbourne readers who want to publicly protest the government’s planned internet filter should know that there’s a march planned for Saturday, March 6 at the State Library of Victoria between 12pm and 3pm. More » 