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1RESEARCH PAPERTable of ContentsRESEARCH PAPER.......................................................................................................................0Introduction......................................................................................................................................2Causes of Chinese Government Censorship....................................................................................2Effect of This Regulation on Chinese People..................................................................................3People of China response to this control 4Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................5References........................................................................................................................................6
2RESEARCH PAPERIntroductionIn this paper, we will discuss why does Chinese government (Sorenson, 2013) has censored social networking sites in mainland China. We will examine the causes of the Chinese government censorship, the effect such a regulation had on Chinese people and what was the Chinese people response to this control.Before we begin, let us understand in brief about the meaning of the term internet censorship.It is the process under which the government of a particular country decides to put restrictions onwhat can be accessed, shared, viewed or published on the internet. It may be due to societal norms, any religious purpose or other legal consequences.Causes of Chinese Government CensorshipInternet censorship in China (King, et al., 2013) is in its advanced stage right now. Everyone knows China is a BRIC country which includes Brazil, Russia, India, and China. But some say China to be a SICK country. Facebook IPO papers file coined this terminology. It means Syria, Iran, China and North Korea and it has been said so because all these four countries have no access to Facebook. Hence some even say China to be a SICK BRIC Country. There are 500 million Internet users in China, and Chinese people love social networking. The government of China till date has created more than sixty Internet regulations till date. China's Internet control isconsidered to be of excellent level and the advanced degree in respect of any other country. The concerned jurisdiction in China not only stops everyone from accessing website content but also keeps an eye on the internet access of people living in China. Due to this, the people residing in
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