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China's well-known for its long and illustrious history of censoring the web. But rather than just blocking sites, it's now employing some rather strange techniqueswhich means the online home of a small pet spa in Miami is receiving an insane number of hits every day.

New Scientist has taken a peek inside the sinister world of Chinese web censoring, and it makes for fascinating reading. Richard Fisher explains that, far from simply blocking websites, Chinese authorities are employing all kinds of techniques to prevent their population from seeing the real web.

Often that involves subtle tricks, like giving the appearance of a slow internet connection. But sometimes the country uses DNS poisoning, which employs cheeky redirection to throw up a website that wasn't requested. In particular, a Miami pet spa, known as The Pet Club, is one of the chosen sites. New Scientist explains:

[W]hen people in China try to access torproject.org a tool that prevents online tracking they instead often get the IP address of thepetclubfl.net...

No one knows why the censors picked The Pet Club's website. Until now, Dennis Bost of Universal Merchant Solutions in Hollywood, Florida, who set up the website for the salon owners, had been puzzled by the web traffic he'd been seeing. "I'm amazed at the number of hits they get from China," he says. "They're a grooming salon. No one is popping over from Beijing to have their Shar Pei groomed."

Sounds likes a good idea, if you're a Chinese official hell-bent on censoring the web without generating too much suspicion. Or at least, it used to seem like a good idea: let's hope, for the sake of China's online community, that Gizmodo and New Scientist aren't routed to The Pet Club, too. [New Scientist]

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Index on Censorship opposes recommendations for the statutory underpinning of press regulation

Index urges that there is a serious, considered debate about Lord Justice Levesons recommendations. The free speech organisation opposes the statutory underpinning of press regulation proposed by Lord Justice Leveson.

Kirsty Hughes, Chief Executive of Index on Censorship said:

We consider that the statutory-voluntary approach to independent press regulation would undermine press freedom in the UK. However, we support the proposal for cheap, effective arbitration, which would help victims get swift redress to their complaints.

Index welcomed the response of the Prime Minister to the Inquirys findings. In a statement to parliament, David Cameron said that he had serious concerns about passing legislation in relation to the press, which he rightly said would be an enormous step.

Kirsty Hughes said: We share David Camerons concerns that statutory underpinning would undermine free speech, and could be the start of a slippery slope of government interference in the media.

Indexs response to Lord Justice Levesons main recommendations are:

Statutory underpinning of an independent regulatory body: Statutory underpinning of an independent and voluntary regulator is a contradiction in terms. Any law which sets out the criteria that the press must meet, by definition introduces some government or political control of the media. Politicians of all hues have an interest in getting the most positive media coverage they can. Keeping print media independent of government so journalists can report on political debate and decision-making, robustly and without fear, is fundamental. Even light statutory regulation could easily be revisited, toughened and potentially abused once the principle of no government control of the press is breached.

Arbitration service: Index welcomes Lord Justice Levesons proposal for cheap, effective arbitration.

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Internet Companies Forced to Follow CCPs Censorship Rules
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ART BELL Internet Privacy Issues 2006 Classic Show C2CAM
WATCH THE LATEST VIDEO THAT CAME OUT TODAY HERE http://www.youtube.com http://www.jetstreamnews.com http://www.jetnews.us http If You Use Twitter heres the Twitter address or just click the twitter link on the right of the channel page twitter.com Host: Art Bell Guests: Lauren Weinstein Art Bell welcomed technology expert Lauren Weinstein, who discussed a variety of Internet- and privacy-related issues. He called censorship of pornographic and other objectionable material on the Internet a "slippery slope" that could easily "spin out of control," resulting in the censorship of other kinds of information. Still, Weinstein believes children should be protected from harmful Internet content, but thinks the answer lies with responsible parents and not with technological solutions, which can easily be circumvented. Weinstein talked about points of vulnerability on the Internet (specifically, domain name servers), but insisted that major technological failures were unlikely due to the distributed network design of the Internet. He was, however, more concerned with political and legislative changes that could render the Internet much less functional in the years to come. Weinstein detailed the ongoing battles in Congress between large telecommunications companies and people who use their networks but are not customers (ie Skype users). Weinstein shared his thoughts on the broadband over power line (BPL) services currently being tested by utility companies across the country. He said the first duty ...From:zigdogshowViews:0 0ratingsTime:02:39:33More inEducation

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FIFA13 - Unnecessary Censorship
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Nouman Ali Khan Sexual Urges vs. Reality [Falsely Flagged Klingschor Video]
Another example of the false flagging tactics of cowards who maintain that censorship is better than a rational discussion. It is still a mirror, I guess, even though I have made some changes to circumvent any blocking. Is Ali Nouman Khan the owner of "Quran Weekly"? If not, how can "Quran Weekly" file a copyright violation claim? Who actually holds the copyright? I was interviewed on the street and explained String Theory. Well, almost. But who holds the copyright of what I said on TV if another person unfairly profits from my explanation? Please Mirror Share In The Name Of Free Speech and show Quran Weekly that not everybody knuckles under! Klingschor #39;s Channel: youtube.com Klingschor #39;s Facebook: facebook.com Klingschor #39;s Twitter: twitter.com Klingschor #39;s Blog: klingschor.blogspot.com Le P0rn Links klingschor.blogspot.com.au --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Download the original video ( #39;dirt version #39;) HERE: tinyurl.com License The work (as defined below) is provided under the terms of this creative commons public license ("ccpl" or "license"). The work is protected by copyright and/or other applicable law. Any use of the work other than as authorized under this license or copyright law is prohibited. Copyright: The usage of this footage follows the guidelines as laid out in section 107 (Fair Use) of the Copyright Act 1976 as it is used exclusively for analysis and criticism for non-profit educational purposes and thus does ...From:StopSpamming1Views:0 0ratingsTime:16:14More inNonprofits Activism

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Timeline of events associated with Anonymous From Wikipedia
The group gained worldwide press for Project Chanology, the protest against the Church of Scientology.[9] On January 14, 2008, a video produced by the Church featuring an interview with Tom Cruise was leaked to the Internet and uploaded to YouTube.[10][11][12] The Church of Scientology issued a copyright violation claim against YouTube requesting the removal of the video.[13] In response to this, Anonymous formulated Project Chanology.[14][15][16][17] Calling the action by the Church of Scientology a form of Internet censorship, members of Project Chanology organized a series of denial-of-service attacks against Scientology websites, prank calls, and black faxes to Scientology centers.[18] Protest by Anonymous against the practices and tax status of the Church of Scientology. On January 21, 2008, individuals claiming to speak for Anonymous announced their goals and intentions via a video posted to YouTube entitled "Message to Scientology," and a press release declaring a "War on Scientology" against both the Church of Scientology and the Religious Technology Center.[17][19][20] In the press release, the group states that the attacks against the Church of Scientology will continue in order to protect the right to freedom of speech, and end what they believe to be the financial exploitation of church members.[21] A new video "Call to Action" appeared on YouTube on January 28, 2008, calling for protests outside Church of Scientology centers on February 10, 2008.[22][23] On ...From:Armytanker99Views:0 0ratingsTime:01:32More inNews Politics

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priming experiment on human trafficking issue: student research presentation
University of Georgia Grady College advertising doctoral student Olesya Venger presents her paper on human trafficking in the fall 2012 semester of Political Communication (JRMC 8160), taught by Dr. Kaye Sweetser. Using a post-test only control group design (N = 895, with control group), this study investigated the impact of visual priming onto the public attitudes regarding human trafficking and prostitution, two attributes of the immigration issue. As a result of the study, censorship of the photos within adult service advertisements and their authorship have not yielded any statistically significant impact on the public attitudes regarding human trafficking and acceptability of prostitution. The study discusses implications of these findings and offers suggestions for development of priming and second level agenda-setting theory research.From:kayesweetserViews:1 0ratingsTime:13:26More inEducation

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Gordon Duff Proves Alex Jones a Liar!
Gordon Duff just took a sledgehammer to the Alex Jones House of Glass built of censorship and LIES. This video exposes the Biggest Lie Alex Jones has ever told because it concerns Trillions of dollars and a Super Patriot named Leo Wanta. You will hear Alex Jones say in this video that "Wanta is as Real as the Easter Bunny" in response to a question by one of his listeners. Well the article that Gordon Duff just stuffed the Easter Bunny down Alex Jones #39; throat! http://www.project.nsearch.com Spread the word and NEVER suport a man like Jones that has LIED and CENSORED because all lies are evil! You can NEVER trust a LIAR that censors anything and I proved 100% that Alex Jones has LIED and CENSORED important information from his listeners! "Evil can Only Flourish When Good People Do Nothing!" Please make sure you join our site at http://www.project.nsearch.com to get daily announcements for Nsearch Radio and be the first to hear about a new open source free energy device to be released in the future! Join a local "Action Team" that you will see in the main menu of the site. We are going to figure out how to fight the corruption in these areas and take action! Be sure to post in our Blogs and Video area and SHARE our content to all the social networks to spread the truth! Also join our Christian social network at http://www.nsearch.com that we are currently building and improving!From:projectnsearchViews:1 10ratingsTime:27:26More inNews Politics

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BEAT YOUTUBE CENSORSHIP!
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