China orders PC makers to install blocking software | World news | The Guardian

Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jun/08/web-blocking-software-china

Computer makers in China have been instructed to pre-install blocking software on every PC hard drive from next month, under a government push to control access to the internet.

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