Chinese sales staff talk with customers behind a row of Sony computers for sale at a computer market in Beijing June 29, 2009. China's latest Internet controls have been assailed by rights advocates and Washington, and yet the real challenge to it's latest offensive may come in the nation's own computer market. The Chinese government has ordered from Wednesday personal computers must leave manufacturers with the "Green Dam" filter software intended to block smut and, critics claim, free speech. Reuters Pictures 4 months ago

Chinese sales staff talk with customers behind a row of Sony computers for sale at a computer market in Beijing June 29, 2009. China's latest Internet controls have been assailed by rights advocates and Washington, and yet the real challenge to it's latest offensive may come in the nation's own computer market. The Chinese government has ordered from Wednesday personal computers must leave manufacturers with the "Green Dam" filter software intended to block smut and, critics claim, free speech.

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