China Filters Comments on Pope's Death

By: nart on 6 April 2005
Posted in Asia, China

AFP reports that three of China's main on-line discussion fora (Netease.com, Sina.com, and Sohu.com) are filtering comments on the death of Pope John Paul II so that only the poster can view them. A Sohu official stated that the decision was made by the company, not by the state.

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