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Tag Archives: Censorship
Communication is the real lesson from the Green Dam Youth Escort fiasco
So Green Dam + Youth Escort blocks images based on skin tone. But what if I like Afro-porn? These, and other important questions are arising now that serious analysts (which is to say, people other than me), have had some … Continue reading
Tagged Best of Imagethief, Censorship, China, Internet, Technology
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Why I’m not in a tizzy over China’s new Internet filtering software
Another day, another censorship-related thing to get bent out of shape about here in China.This week it’s the dreaded “Green Dam Youth Escort” internet filtering software, which goes right to the head of the nominee list for the annual Imagethief … Continue reading
Tagged Best of Imagethief, Censorship, China, Internet, Technology
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What the “grass mud horse” means and doesn’t mean
Warning: This post contains vulgarity in an academic context. Those with weak constitutions are advised to stop reading and visit this wholesome site instead. The New York Times has an interesting story about Chinese Internet users putting a stick in … Continue reading
Tagged Best of Imagethief, Censorship, China, Internet, Politics
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I’m sorry, the government has killed your story
Colleagues from American and European offices often ask Imagethief how PR in China is different from PR in the west. Usually I give a two-part answer. First I tell them that were they to step into our offices in China … Continue reading
Tagged Best of Imagethief, Censorship, China, Journalism, Media, Propaganda
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The elephant in the newsroom
Imagethief was interested to read in yesterday’s People’s Daily Online a brief article reporting on a conference to address the problems that China’s international news organizations face in reaching foreign audiences. The discussion focused on how China is portrayed by … Continue reading
Tagged Best of Imagethief, Censorship, China, China Daily, China in the News, Journalism, Media, Politics, Propaganda, Soft Power
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The disappointing silence from the top
It’s been nearly two weeks since representatives of Cisco, Microsoft, Yahoo and Google testified before the House Subcommittee on Human Rights about their various entanglements with China. As expected, after blowing hot in the run-up to the testimony, coverage has … Continue reading
Tagged Best of Imagethief, Business, Censorship, China, Crisis Management, Google, Internet, Politics, Public Relations, Technology
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Congress to grill US net firms on China
The US government has begun to take note of what American Internet firms are doing in China. A report in CNET’s News.com from technology policy journalist Declan McCullagh (also now picked up by Rebecca MacKinnon, Asiapundit, etc.) says that two … Continue reading
Tagged Best of Imagethief, Censorship, China, Crisis Management, Google, Internet, Politics, Public Relations, Technology
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American Internet firms in Chinese peril
I like talking with journalists because, naturally, they have a way of asking interesting questions. The same journalist who got me thinking about corruption in PR hit me with a poser while we were talking: “Name a successful American Internet … Continue reading
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Do you, uh, Yahoo? You’re busted!
Do you, uh, Yahoo? Not, one would hope, if you’re a Chinese dissident or journalist on the wrong side of the authorities. It seems that American technology companies can’t stay out of trouble in China. The last two days has … Continue reading
Tagged Best of Imagethief, Censorship, China, Crisis Management, Internet, Politics, Public Relations, Reputation, Technology
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Why American tech companies betrayed me, not China
American technology companies are helping China censor the Internet. I am angry and disappointed — probably more than the Chinese people actually affected. Yet, in a world full where corporate amorality is often taken for granted, why does this bother … Continue reading
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