Pulling the Strings of China’s Internet
Published By: FEER on eSS | Published Date: December, 30 , 2007Three years ago Yahoo!, Intel, Nokia and Ericsson, formed the Beijing Association of Online Media (BAOM) ostensibly to ensure a check on media content especially pertaining to pornography, etc. Today it is clear that BAOM has become an active agent of the Chinese government’s initiatives to stifle discussion of political issues. The group’s slide into censorship shows how easily Beijing can co-opt Western firms into this effort. And BAOM is becoming a model in a new push to tighten control over Internet speech.
Author(s): David Bandurski | Posted on: Jan 10, 2008 | Views(2401) | Download (472)