China software censorship retreat

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Published Jun 30 2009 by Telegraph

China software censorship retreat

China has backed down from a plan to install censorship software on all computers sold on the mainland. A law requiring computer manufacturers to include a program called Green Dam on every PC was 'delayed' just hours before it was due to come into effect.

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