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What Does China Censor Online?

“We have decided we are no longer willing to continue censoring our results on Google.cn…”

china internet usersThe heat between Google and China has lasted for weeks now. While some Chinese suggested that Google’s exit is inevitable, the giant search engine seems to be staying after all. Pulling in the economic factor, perhaps it is a little tough to exile a company that generates more than $6 billion in profit.

China has been stringent when it comes to web censorship. Understanding its history will give you a hint on why. So, what does China censor online? The infographic below shows censored keywords and websites.

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Via Informationisbeautiful

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About Willis Wee

Founder of Penn Olson who is also an entrepreneur since 2005. He has had experience in crafting social media strategies for organizations such as Marriott Vacation Club, James Cook University, Reach Singapore and Unilever. Contact him at willis[at]penn-olson[dot]com

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  • http://www.pixmac.com Vítězslav Válka

    Nice read. Are there any sites with more info about the issue? Eg. why and how to tell Chinese government to not do it? And what are the pros and cons…

  • http://mohanarun.com/ Mohan Arun L

    Interesting read – I noticed the red colored words form a China map also! Cool information!

  • http://twitter.com/williswee Willis Wee

    i dun think the government is ever gonna listen. communist mindset still persists in china :(

  • http://twitter.com/williswee Willis Wee

    spot on!

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