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Beijing Police Launch Virtual Web Patrol

Tue Aug 28, 2007 9:16 AM EDT
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Associated Press

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In this image released Tuesday Aug. 28, 2007 by the Beijing Public Security Bureau, shown is cartoon figures of "virtual police". Police in Beijing said Tuesday they will soon begin patrolling the web using the animated beat cops that pop up on a user's browser and walk, bike or drive across the screen warning them to stay away from illegal Internet content. (AP Photo/Beijing Public Security Bureau, HO)

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pageround

China stringently polices the Internet for material and content that the ruling Communist Party finds politically or morally threatening.

I've read about China's policies before, and there must be others who believe that censorship of anything is wrong.

    Reply#1 - Tue Aug 28, 2007 4:58 PM EDT
    Whacked Man

    there must be others who believe that censorship of anything is wrong

    Kind of ethnocentric though don't you think?

      Reply#2 - Tue Aug 28, 2007 9:41 PM EDT
      irish-liberal

      A cartoon being used to enforce censorship....kind of creepy.

        Reply#3 - Wed Aug 29, 2007 5:49 AM EDT
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