China to start watching texts
In a move claiming to be part of a campaign against pornography, the Chinese government will start monitoring text messages. According to undisclosed criteria, some messages will be deemed 'unhealthy' content and mobile services will have a list of keywords provided by police. Though some of those words could be immoral or offensive content (Gawker calls it a "war on sexting") it just as likely that they could be political or anti-government content.
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