Facebook’s About Face in China

Rebecca MacKinnon’s at RConversation looks at the factors that are promoting the “ghettoization” of China’s internet. She sees Facebook’s rumored entry into China as just another deepening of this isolation. Due to the censorship that will be imposed on the company,

“Facebook won’t be able to seamlessly integrate their Chinese service into the international Facebook network, which is a shame given that Facebook is full of Chinese speakers.”

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