Internet Filtering in China
The report on internet filtering in China was, of course, quite disturbing. I'm disappointed in American companies' compliance with Chinese rules. One would think that an administration dedicated to "spreading Democracy" might have something to say about that. On the other hand, it was fascinating to read that Chinese citizens were able to find out the news about SARS through their mobile phones. Is it possible that that's a huge loophole in the Chinese system? How long will it last?
Of course, we don't have such controls on internet traffic here - or at least not to that extent. However, I worry that certain offline filtering that occurs - e.g., cutting off of access to journalists who are criticial of administration policies, limiting of press conferences, "scripting" of such conferences, restricting access to Presidential events by non-supporters, etc. - could extend to future online filtering.
Of course, we don't have such controls on internet traffic here - or at least not to that extent. However, I worry that certain offline filtering that occurs - e.g., cutting off of access to journalists who are criticial of administration policies, limiting of press conferences, "scripting" of such conferences, restricting access to Presidential events by non-supporters, etc. - could extend to future online filtering.
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