The HRIC Daily Brief is a daily selection of news stories and commentary related to human rights in China, drawn from Chinese- and English-language news and online media sources that we monitor daily. In addition to headlines and source links, HRIC also provides English translation of Chinese headlines.

Thursday, March 07, 2013

Internet

Computer Scientists Measure the Speed of Censorship On China’s Twitter
MIT Technology Review, March 06, 2013
http://www.technologyreview.com/view/512231/computer-scientists-measure-the-speed-of-censorship-on-chinas-twitter/

Related:
报告揭秘新浪微博“删帖”内幕(US Research Shows 30% of Postings on Sina Weibo Removed Within 5-30 Minutes)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 7, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/03/130307_weibo_deletion_report.shtml