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Jeffersons Ghost

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Fri Jul 22, 2016, 07:07 AM Jul 2016

China appoints new internet regulator

China on Wednesday appointed a new head of its powerful internet regulator, a man who has publicly vowed to maintain the ruling Communist Party's tight grip over cyberspace.

The Chinese government exercises widespread controls over the Internet and has sought to codify that policy in law. Officials say such restrictions are needed to ensure security in the face of rising threats, such as terrorism.

In a brief report, the official Xinhua news agency said Lu Wei will no longer head the Cyberspace Administration of China, naming one of his deputies, Xu Lin, as his replacement.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-internet-idUSKCN0ZF0H4

I do not know what happened to the previous Chinese Internet Czar; but after he was terminated, my computer was no longer disrupted, in ANY way. In English, I think his name translates into Anthony:


Everyone better think "good thoughts" about Anthony and I or "Feel the Bern."
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