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Chinese users can freely enjoy porn again

Written by Andre Yoskowitz @ 23 Jul 2010 9:28 User comments (10)

Chinese users can freely enjoy porn again The Chinese government has unblocked access to online pornography over the past two months, reports the AP, with porn sites and forums now accessible after years of being behind "The Great Firewall."
Pornographic websites have been available now for eight weeks, and there is still no word from officials in Beijing as to whether the move is an official change in policy.

Says Beijing-based internet analyst Zhao Jing: "This has never been done with the (Chinese) internet before." When asked why he believed the government was pulling such a move, he responded: "Maybe they are thinking that if internet users have some porn to look at, then they won't pay so much attention to political matters."

Those political matters are, of course, any website relating to human rights, or any challenge to the communist political authority in the nation.

There are 420 million Chinese connected to the Internet, by far the world's largest online population. It also has the world's most extensive censorship system, including technical filters and even human monitors.

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10 user comments

123.7.2010 21:52

My God.

Porn revenue is going to go through the ceiling.

223.7.2010 22:41

"Maybe they are thinking that if internet users have some porn to look at, then they won't pay so much attention to political matters."

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, that's classic

324.7.2010 00:02

Maybe they are afraid of a porn-based revolution...we ask not for freedom, for money, or for power, only for porn!

424.7.2010 01:47

Originally posted by VonPepper:
"Maybe they are thinking that if internet users have some porn to look at, then they won't pay so much attention to political matters."

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, that's classic
It's not funny, it's the truth. People who like status quo don't rock the boat.

524.7.2010 02:26

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVNjnyD38UA
Maybe they saw this and said "what the hell why not?" lol

This message has been edited since its posting. Latest edit was made on 24 Jul 2010 @ 2:27

625.7.2010 23:06

I think what it comes down to is they wanted the right to look at porn.they are entitled to look at porn among other things.

@ keebles that video is pretty good.

725.7.2010 23:10

I knew it would fit in here lol

isn't the internet powered by porn?

This message has been edited since its posting. Latest edit was made on 25 Jul 2010 @ 11:11

826.7.2010 04:56

Originally posted by keebles:
I knew it would fit in here lol

isn't the internet powered by porn?
No, it is powered by computers; it is only paid for by porn.

926.7.2010 13:55

Hooray!! for my Chinese brothers and their sisters!!

102.8.2010 10:35

Originally posted by KillerBug:
Originally posted by keebles:
I knew it would fit in here lol

isn't the internet powered by porn?
No, it is powered by computers; it is only paid for by porn.
Oh what's the difference... why would you want to power on the computers if there's no porn :P

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