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Friday, August 30, 2002

http://www.nandotimes.com/technology/story/513832p-4081893c.html

In China, Web used for both social change, government surveillance
D. IAN HOPPER, AP Technology Writer

Chinese dissidents are doing their best to use the Internet to bring democratic change to their society, but government crackdowns and the nation's rural demographics mean that more freedoms are unlikely to come soon, says a private study. Released by Rand Corp., the report, "You've Got Dissent," said that while dissidents use the Internet for liberation, the Chinese government uses the same tools to keep an eye on activists....

 


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