Chinese to Boycott Web on July 1st


	Chinese to Boycott Web on July 1st

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6-23-2009 10:16 AM

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6-23-2009 11:19 PM

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/a2a92af5-e05c-401d-85c7-c56590b77052/ADE41088-4E4E-47D0-9B0F-1BEBD16A7006/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/06/22/chinese-internet-filter-provokes-domestic-web-protest/" href="http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/06/22/chinese-internet-filter-provokes-domestic-web-protest/" style="font-size: 11px;">www.geeksaresexy.net</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/06/22/chinese-internet-filter-provokes-domestic-web-protest/"><P>Chinese internet users are planning a one-day boycott of the web on July 1st to draw attention to the introduction of the controversial <A href="http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/06/08/china-orders-censorship-firewall-on-all-pcs/" linkindex="16">government-mandated internet filter on all new machines</A>.</p> <P>The boycott has a high-profile supporter in Ai Weiwei (<EM>pictured</EM>), who helped design the Bird’s Nest stadium used in last year’s Beijing Summer Olympics. Writing in Twitter he said (translated) “Stop any online activities, including working, reading, chatting, blogging, gaming and mailing. Don’t explain your behavior.”</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/06/22/chinese-internet-filter-provokes-domestic-web-protest/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.geeksaresexy.net/img/4E2FF1F8-469E-4EB9-A377-A85D961D9D72" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/06/22/chinese-internet-filter-provokes-domestic-web-protest/">That last request is designed so that protesters can make their point with no fear of reprisals. An individual staying off-line for the day can’t be accused of doing anything wrong, but the combined effects of all the protesters should be easily measurable. The boycott may also serve as a quiet way of making a broader political protest as July 1st is also the anniversary of the foundation of China’s ruling Communist party.</blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/ADE41088-4E4E-47D0-9B0F-1BEBD16A7006/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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