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China’s Internet Surveillance

November 24, 2015;

The Chinese government is cutting the mobile services of residents in Xinjiang who use software to evade internet filters. From last week, internet services are cut if people have downloaded foreign software, reports the New York Times. One of the affected people received text message that reads, “Due to police notice, we will shut down your cellphone number within the next two hours in accordance with the law.”

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