China Erases New Internet Rumors, Shuts Down Sites

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itwbennett

on Friday April 13, 2012 @09:53AM

itwbennett writes "Chinese officials said Thursday that http://www.itworld.com/internet/267566/china-scrubs-online-rumors-internet-shuts-down-sites">210,000 online posts and 42 websites have been taken down since mid-March in a government crackdown on rumors. In addition, 6 people were detained for allegedly fabricating rumors saying that military vehicles were in Beijing and that the city was in trouble."
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