FreeWeibo is working towards a censorship-free China

Get the Full StoryChina s internet has always been heavily censored by its government. The heavy censorship, also know as The Great Firewall, restricts users from searching or sharing certain phrases and words online like pictures of Winnie the Pooh to protect Chinese citizens, or so the government says. Understandably, not everybody is happy with the ridiculously outdated policy. That why activists at GreatFire created FreeWeibo a search engine that collects censored and deleted posts originally posted on Sina Weibo China s answer to Twitter . FreeWeibo doesn t just raise awareness about China s strict censorship laws, but also provides a diverse range of information for… This story continues at The Next Web

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