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The rise of social media in China

By Jon Russell Mon, Aug 01, 2011 11:30AM UTC View Comments

China has long fought to manage the amount of communication published online. The recent Wenzhoubar train crash, which saw 39 people lose their lives, is being been cited as a landmark in the changing face of the Chinese web which is seeing government officials battling to control the message amongst social media platforms – with the...

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Google accuses China of blocking email

By Shayoni Sarkar Mon, Mar 21, 2011 10:33PM UTC View Comments

Google has accused China of blocking its email service, after users registered complaint unable to access their Gmail accounts. With intermittent access over the last few weeks combined with foreign journalists alleging that their accounts had been hacked into, Google has now issued a statement. “There is no technical issue on our side,” said the...

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Chinese police offer virtual currency rewards for information

By Jon Russell Mon, Dec 27, 2010 2:30PM UTC View Comments

Asia is often noted for its use of online currency and virtual goods stores (where no physical item is purchased — Grey Review estimates Facebook social gaming alone generates close to $6.5m in the region – which doesn’t include China) which helps explain the latest initiative from the police in China who are offering virtual...

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