Ai Weiwei calls for Internet boycott
Jun 23rd, 2009 | By Chris | Category: Random Shanghai stuff...Ai Weiwei is calling for an Internet boycott on July 1. NYT translated his ‘tweet’:
A prominent artist and critic of the Communist Party, Ai Weiwei, called Monday for Chinese to boycott the Internet on July 1 to protest censorship software. The government is requiring that all computers sold after July 1 have the software, Green Dam-Youth Escort, saying it is intended to block access to pornography. Critics say it could be used to block content deemed politically unacceptable. The American Embassy in Beijing said it was concerned about actions that seek to restrict access to the Internet, including the mandated use of Green Dam.
