Instead, China has many of its own tightly controlled platforms such as Youku Tudou (video hosting), WeChat (social media, messaging and mobile payments), and Baidu (search engine). Each of these platforms is pressured to restrict content far more stringently than their western counterparts, which hampers the flow of information on a wide range of important topics. This is the control or suppression of the publishing or accessing of information on the Internet. a. None of the Above b. Technology Gap c. Net Neutrality d. Internet Censorship e. Digital Divide
While China has widespread internet access, it also has one of the world’s most advanced and extensive systems to control what its citizens can see or access. To start with, it blocks many foreign websites such as YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and Wikipedia.
Instead, China has many of its own tightly controlled platforms such as Youku Tudou (video hosting), WeChat (social media, messaging and mobile payments), and Baidu (search engine). Each of these platforms is pressured to restrict content far more stringently than their western counterparts, which hampers the flow of information on a wide range of important topics.
This is the control or suppression of the publishing or accessing of information on the Internet.
a.
None of the Above
b.
Technology Gap
c.
Net Neutrality
d.
Internet Censorship
e.
Digital Divide
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