You have probably heard, but China doesn't exactly have the best relationship with social networking sites, especially twitter. Last month the Chinese government arrested a woman, Cheng Jianping for her actions on the site. She was sentenced to one year in a labor camp for re-tweeting a comment that mocked Chinese citizens who supported their government in protesting Japanese products. China has also banned twitter, among other websites, in the past during special days like the anniversary of the Tianamen Square protest. Twitter mentioned the recent arrest in their message to china saying: "Year-long detentions for sending a sarcastic tweet are neither the way forward nor the future of your great people". Their message had over a hundred re-tweets shortly after, and continues to be passed on. Chinese government officials apparently haven't made a statement on the message.
How would you feel if popular websites like facebook and twitter were banned in the U.S.? would you use them anyway despite punishments like a year of hard labor?
http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/social.media/11/19/twitter.china/index.html
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