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[ PRIVACY Forum ] China: Where the crime of retweeting can land you
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Sun Sep 29 10:08:03 2013
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China: Where the crime of retweeting can land you in jail
http://j.mp/19MgC1k (Sidney Morning Herald)
"They asked for his phone, interrogated him, conveyed him to the police
station for further questioning and then locked him up in a detention
centre. His apparent crime? He was retweeted. This is a novel
transgression. Early this month, officials announced new regulations
meant to rein in the allegedly rampant rumour-mongering that the
government claims disrupts the harmonious development of China's
internet. Few in China believe the new rules are much more than the
latest and most heavy-handed attempt to check online dissent and
reassert government control over how China thinks, talks and tweets
about its leaders. The terms stipulate that anyone whose message is
retweeted more than 500 times on Chinese microblogs or is seen by more
than 5000 online users can be subject to jail for up to three years if
the original post turns out to be false. As tools of repression go,
this is a powerful one, and Yang's experience - and the public outcry
that followed it - highlight its strengths and limitations."
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