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    COMMENTARY

    JIM RAPOZA

    Censoring the Internet


    The China Channel sheds light on information control

    NTERNET CENSORSHIP IS China, the system used by China search. I received a


    something that is often the Chinese government to rare Yahoo error 999 that
    discussed but rarely control what Chinese citi- temporarily prevented me
    experienced firsthand, at zens can read and access on from doing any Yahoo
    least here in the West. the Internet. China searches.
    For most of us, we can What is it like to have Since you are running
    write about, read and look access to a censored and through a proxy server on
    for anything that interests controlled Internet, where the other side of the world,
    us on the Internet. there's aiways a chance that surfmg through the China
    But this isn't the case a site you want to go to is Channel can be slow. But
    everywhere. In some coun- blocked and inaccessible? fast or slow, using the China
    tries, citizens can access only If you reañy want to find Channel can be eye opening
    an Internet that is heavily out the answer to this ques- for those of us who are used
    censored and blocked. And tion, download the free Firefox to a wide-open Web.
    the censorship isn't focused
    solely on porn, gambling and
    otlier typically frowned-upon
    activities. The censorship The China Channel can
    often involves legitimate be eye opening for those
    news Web sites, public orga-
    nizations and Web sites for used to a wide-open Web.
    entire countries.
    Imagine trying to find
    i»
    information about a well- extension called the China Because for many of us,
    known historical event or Channel {http://c}iinachanriel. the Web and the Internet
    political group but getting hk/). Tlie China Channel is have become all about the
    kicked off the search engine a simple proxy system that free search for information.
    when you hunt around for runs your browser behind a So it's worthwhile to try
    these things. Or imagine try- Chinese IP address. When the out the China Channel to
    ing to surf to popular interna- China Channel is activated, see how the Internet works
    tional news sites and receiv- you see the Internet as a per- in some parts of the world.
    ing a Web error. If you're son in China would. And tliere's no guarantee
    being blocked from this type To test the China Chan- that our Internet will always
    of content, are you even really nel, 1 used a Wikipedia list remain free and uncen-
    using the Internet.^ of sites known to be blocked sored. The China Channel
    Unfortunately, this is in China. Sure enough, with could be a window into our
    exactly what citizens in the China Channel enabled, future, e
    some countries are expe- I was unable to browse to
    riencing. And the biggest any of these sites, mostly eWEEK Chief Technology Ana-
    example of this is what is receiving errors. In one lyst Jim Rapoza can be reached
    called The Great Firewall of case, while doing a Yahoo atjrapoza@eweek.com.

    DECEMBER 1, 2008 » eWEEK 47

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