Is China's Control of the Internet Slipping?

Garp writes "According to the BBC news site the Chinese governments grip on the internet is slipping. Ever since they allowed use of the internet, the Chinese have been monitoring the information that has been flowing (jokingly referred to as the great fire-wall of china), in an attempt to ensure 'bad' philosophies don't infect their people. However, the internet is having a much more profound affect, out of the control of the government ..."

Who was it who first said...

[Anonymous Coward]

"The Internet interprets censorship as damage and routes around it."

Re:Intresting thought control method

[nam37]

I'm sure I'll get "flame-bait" for this, but... You are a complete idiot.

Re:Change from the inside

[hype7]

Remember some of the causes of WWW 1!

As opposed to some of the causes of Internet2 [internet2.edu]?

-- james

Attn: All Chinese Netizens:

[dbretton]

Here is a quick overview of the "internet" which your government has not allowed you to see:

There are tons of nude celebrity pictures. They're all fake.

Liquid herbal viagra is everywhere, and you don't need a perscription!

There's this HUGE collection of MP3's that you can get for free...OOPS, too late.

The Germans like to play with poop.

There's a web page devoted to some guy's abnormally large asshole.

Tommy Lee is hung like a horse.

Re:China controls the internet?

[Seehund]

Now maybe we can return the internet mantle to its rightful owner:

The Swiss.

"The Swiss"? Is that Al Gore's Slashdot username?

Re:ha

[proj_2501]

This is a poor analogy.

Despite the grand amount of clout mainstream media has, there ARE competitors. In fact, you just mentioned a whole bunch in your post? Does that not strike you as a little odd?

I would like a internet-free china, like

[Neck_of_the_Woods]

Radio-Free Europe. I think the USA should set up very high end wi-fi along the borders and broadcast DHCP into china. Smuggle in cards, and repeaters...it would be fun for the whole family!

America would be loved...err. hated because of porn, er loved because of porn..err..shit what was my point!

Re:The chinese internet

[cybercuzco]

Today english is de dominant language in the internet, but there is an awful lot of chinese speakin people that might get connected.

Mesa say yousa not worry so much bout speakin chinese, worry more bout speakin english

-Jar Jar

Re:The chinese internet

[Our Man In Redmond]

Well they let the cat out of the bag and now they can't get it back in.

My favorite metaphor for this comes from a book by Peter S. Beagle [white-mountain.org]:

"You ever try to put birdshit back into the bird?"

Re:Change from the inside

[Jah-Wren Ryel]

Remember some of the causes of WWW 1!

I think we can hold Tim Berners-Lee completely responsible for that.