According to a recent Washington Post series - yes. Internet censorship in China, established by the Great Firewall of China, is not only effective, but also increasingly in the country.
We wrote about the great firewall before, and in a series of recent news The Washington Post takes an in -depth look at the impact of the Great Firewall of China and how it works. In short, China is using the Great Firewall both censor the Internet and surveil its citizens. Recent reports indicate China is satisfied with how the Great Firewall works. Their Internet czar, Lu Wei, said the Internet in China reached the right balance between "freedom and order" and "openness and autonomy."
Impacts the great firewall
this censorship has significant implications. the Internet in China has 700 million users, which is about a quarter of the online population in the world. This means nearly ¼ of those online censorship experiencing strong and growing of the great wall.
the great firewall also blocked innovative startups in China. It has negative effects on trade and business with other countries (especially the West), important websites and highly trafficked are blocked, creating a barrier to business interactions.
with a new law on cyber security for increasing and even organize this control, the situation will only get worse: "He [China] introduced new rules limiting foreign companies to publish content online and proposed stricter rules requiring websites to register domain names with the government. "These efforts are" An attempt to extend legal control and control over what is posted online in the country. "
Exceptions to the rule
despite the censorship, it seems that the Chinese government accepts a small percentage of people will bypass the firewall using VPN and other tools. as explained by the WP, "they are willing to tolerate a certain amount of porosity in the great firewall, as long as they feel that in the end, if they have need to exercise control, they can, "said Jeremy Goldkorn, director of media and Internet consulting firm called Danwei." control is the daily Intenret users in the country or the general population.
Conclusion
Clearly, the Great Wall of China is a huge and damaging impact. As a company that believes in a free and open Internet all over the world, it is worrying to remember this censorship works, and see that it is likely to increase in the future.
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