I'd say the majority of Chinese Internet users are aware that there is some level of censorship online. Only a small minority are aware of the full extent of censorship though (blocking of websites, search restrictions on Chinese websites, removal of content on Chinese websites, monitoring of private conversations, people getting arrested for online activity etc).
I also think the majority of Internet users are unaware that the Internet is so much more censored in China than in most other countries. This is just based on my personal experience though. If there are studies out there with more reliable data, I'd be very interested. Martin Johnson Founder https://GreatFire.org - Monitoring Online Censorship In China. https://FreeWeibo.com - Uncensored, Anonymous Sina Weibo Search. https://Unblock.cn.com - We Can Unblock Your Website In China. On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 6:17 PM, danimoth <[email protected]> wrote: > On 30/01/13 at 06:06pm, Martin Johnson wrote: > > I agree that the petition itself is controversial. The proposal is > unlikely > > to be realized. Gathering a lot of signatures will help bring attention > to > > the problem though. I would encourage people to sign it for that reason. > > > > Regarding that, sometimes ago a big gaming house launched its beta > service, open worldwide. In the first days, I encountered a chinese user, > and I asked him if he knows of the great firewall, and other things that > his country blocks for him. > > > He didn't know anything about censorship, nor about the great firewall. > > So my personal point of view is that European / American users know more > about Great Firewall than Chinese ones. > > Am I wrong ? (I hope that.) > -- > Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password at: > https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech >
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