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China shuts 42 websites, deletes 2.10 lakh posts after coup rumors

As a major political scandal rocked China, authorities today said that over 2.10 lakh online posts have been deleted and 42 websites shut since mid-March in a massive crackdown on the 300 million-strong microbloggers in the country in the wake of coup "rumours".


The announcement came hours after over 10,000 people protested in south-western Chinese city of Chongqing, the base of the purged charismatic Communist party leader Bo Xilai, with the authorities claiming that the demonstration had nothing to do with his axing.

Police fired tear gas shells to "disperse the protesters".

Bo's wife had also been detained on suspicion of murder as one of the biggest political crises gripped the country.

While cracking down on online rumours, authorities said such behaviour will be handled seriously.

"Actions of creating and spreading rumours via the Internet disrupt public order and undermine social stability, and will never be tolerated," Liu Zhengrong, a senior official with the State Internet Information Office (SIIO), said.

Rumourmongers will be held accountable in accordance with the law, he said, according to state-run Xinhua news agency.

To stop rumours from being disseminated via microblogging service websites, Liu said both government agencies and the internet service providers should play an appropriate role, while Internet users themselves should remain vigilant against rumours and report them to the authorities in a timely manner.

The crackdown intensified since last month after rumours floated on the microblog media about an impending coup with post-dated pictures of army tanks moving on the streets of Beijing speculating a factional fighting with the ruling Communist Party.

China cracks down on online 'rumours,' deletes 2.10 lakh posts - Indian Express

China shuts 42 websites after coup rumours - World News - IBNLive
 
Chinese govt is scared of rumors now ? How insecure are they ?
 
Chinese members here need not to bother, as none of their posts will be touched at any of the websites. They are on the right side of the Chinese govt...and wrong side of the facts.:blink:
 
and chinese members in PDF accuse our government for spying on us... :lazy: :lazy:
 
It's really sad considering they receive only government propaganda. All information is filtered and right to free speech does not exist in PRC.
 
It seems the Chinese Communist Party is going berserk due to its insecurity and lack of confidence in its own people!
 
nope they aren't, but i thought we were talking about lack of confidence in their own people here

"Instructed by Delhi High Court to probe a complaint against two radical Islamic preachers and their website announcing a march in New Delhi on March 3 to press for the enforcement of Sharia, police today said they would not allow any such march. "

Those 2 radicals are not our own people. And the blocked website was theirs
 
"Instructed by Delhi High Court to probe a complaint against two radical Islamic preachers and their website announcing a march in New Delhi on March 3 to press for the enforcement of Sharia, police today said they would not allow any such march. "

Those 2 radicals are not our own people. And the blocked website was theirs

i thought india was secular democracy, what happened to freedom of speech ?
 
i thought india was secular democracy, what happened to freedom of speech ?

Correction, India is a democracy. India is the LARGEST democracy in the world. Unlike China, which is an autocracy that does not permit freedom of speech.

India is a secular democracy. There are more muslims living in India than in Pakistan. India tolerates all religious groups; either they be Hindu, Christian, Muslim, Jewish, etc. Get your facts straight, please.
 
Correction, India is a democracy. India is the LARGEST democracy in the world. Unlike China, which is an autocracy that does not permit freedom of speech.

India is a secular democracy. There are more muslims living in India than in Pakistan. India tolerates all religious groups; either they be Hindu, Christian, Muslim, Jewish, etc. Get your facts straight, please.


why ban a rally opressing freedom of speech then ? i dont see UK banning him in holding any rallies ?
 
Very good news as long as our economy is 4 x time india, fx reserves 10x india and everything else is 50 years ahead of india we are happy.

why ban a rally opressing freedom of speech then ? i dont see UK banning him in holding any rallies ?

you are wasting your time educate these frog in the well indians mate they are not 40 years behind us for no reason.
 

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