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04-01-2008, 12:00 PM
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The International Olympic Committee has warned China that the country must lift their Internet censorship system while the Olympics are in town, reports the Associated Press (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080401/ap_on_sp_ol/oly_beijing_internet). The IOC tells China that as part of their agreement as an Olympic host city, they must provide unfettered web access to the estimated 30,000 journalists that will be in attendance. Once the sporting event leaves town, China can return to their techno-oppressive ways -- which have ramped up after their crackdown on Tibetan protesters (http://news.google.com/news?q=China+tibetan+protesters&ie=UTF-8&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&sa=N&tab=wn).
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The International Olympic Committee has warned China that the country must lift their Internet censorship system while the Olympics are in town, reports the Associated Press (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080401/ap_on_sp_ol/oly_beijing_internet). The IOC tells China that as part of their agreement as an Olympic host city, they must provide unfettered web access to the estimated 30,000 journalists that will be in attendance. Once the sporting event leaves town, China can return to their techno-oppressive ways -- which have ramped up after their crackdown on Tibetan protesters (http://news.google.com/news?q=China+tibetan+protesters&ie=UTF-8&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&sa=N&tab=wn).
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