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# Great Firewall

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Fears of intensified censorship as China passes controversial cybersecurity bill
The law bans anything that damages national honour or disturbs economic or social order.
It looks like China has completely blocked Gmail
The country has removed a loophole which allowed people to access Gmail via third-party services like Microsoft Outlook and Apple Mail.
Video: Internet censorship in China explained
Blogger Michael Anti explains how the social media space works in a country where site like Twitter and Facebook are blocked.
China versus Men in Black: Censors chop 13 minutes from movie
Three scenes were cut from the latest film, with China concerned about the implications of ‘wiping memories’.
Chinese blogger released after six months' police detention
Ran Yunfei was detained in February after calling on Chinese people to start their own version of an Arab Spring.