Tracing the route of China's Internet censorship: An empirical study

Telematics and Informatics

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 335-345

  Feng, Guangchao Charles ^a   Guo, Steve Zhongshi ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Censorship; China; Control; Internet

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER NETWORKS; CONTROL ENGINEERING; ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING; INTERNET;

CENSORSHIP; CHINA; CHINESE GOVERNMENT; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; INTERNET CENSORSHIP; INTERNET CONTROL; LOCAL AUTHORITIES;

WEBSITES;

EID: 84879172742     PISSN: 07365853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tele.2012.09.002     Document Type: Article

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