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Chinese authorities are satisfied with Google’s tweaks to the Chinese version of its search engine.
Link to this video Chinese authorities have closed a major oil terminal and dispatched a flotilla of dispersal vessels to tackle a 50 square kilometre slick of crude that was released after a pipeline explosion near Dalian. Amid fears that the spill could contaminate local beaches, maritime safety officials have also put in place a 9km long floating boom to try to keep the seepage from coastal waters near China ‘s largest deep-water port. The oil started to leak into the sea late on Friday night when a pipe conveying crude oil from a Liberian ship to a storage tank combusted and sparked a second explosion at another pipeline at Dalian Xingang oil port
China has the world’s biggest online population: more than 380m users China has tightened controls on internet use, requiring anyone who wants to set up a website to meet regulators and produce ID documents. The technology ministry said the measures were designed to tackle online pornography, but internet activists see it as increased government censorship. A number of websites are now being registered overseas in an attempt to avoid controls
Hacker training site backup lives after takedown by China Chinese authorities are making a cursory effort to crack down on hackers as of late, and have shut down hacker training website Black Hawk Safety Net. According to state-run news organization Xinhua, police in the Hubei Province made three arrests associated with the massive recruiting site [...]
Since China started a massive campaign to eradicate pornography from the Internet pages its citizens view, Google is moving quickly to accommodate the government, thinking probably to the risk of losing any of its search market. The government has blocked some results delivered by Google’s search engines, claiming they’re lewd or obscene. China’s "national office [...]