China's Great Firewall
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English - July 04, 2019 10:05 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsSociety & Culture News Politics Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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China has developed its own version of the internet. The government blocks access to foreign websites like Facebook and Google and it employs a cyber army to monitor social media and censor sensitive topics. Other countries are now looking at adopting the Chinese model.