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In China, new threats seen to free speech

Porn crackdown said to be cover for media limits

By Jehangir S. Pocha
Globe Correspondent / November 24, 2004

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BEIJING -- Citing concerns over the rising prevalence of pornography, the Chinese government recently launched a nationwide crackdown against Internet smut sites and pornography peddlers using new media outlets such as cellphone text messaging. (Full article: 824 words)

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