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Coventina

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Wed Mar-25-09 09:43 AM
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China criticised over YouTube

Source: BBC

China's move to block YouTube has been criticised by a leading advocacy group that promotes constitutional liberties in the digital age.

The Centre for Democracy and Technology told the BBC: "China's actions fail to live up to international norms."

The video sharing site has been off limits in China since Monday.

"China's apparent blocking of YouTube is at odds with the rule of law and the right to freedom of expression," said CDT president Leslie Harris.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7962718.stm

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Tim01

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Wed Mar-25-09 10:15 AM
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1. China does whatever the hell they want to do.

They don't give a crap about what the rest of the world does. They are not concerned about human rights and they are certainly don't care about freedom of expression.

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subterranean

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Wed Mar-25-09 10:45 AM
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2. China blocks many web sites, including the BBC

At least they did when I was there a few years ago.

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