“…because truly, censoring a video game and orchestrating the mass murder of eleven million people is totally the same…”
ChinaGeeks‘ Charles Custer sarcastically agrees with the allegation of Chinese President Hu Jintao being “the new Hitler” over censorship in the Chinese version of the popular World of Warcraft game:
Why does the Chinese government mandate the censorship of skeletons in WoW?
The English language internet is pretty useless in providing an answer. Most news articles and blogs quote the same vague “harmonious internet” nonsense that gets spouted for most of China’s digital censorship, and English-language bloggers and journalists seem to be content to just assume the real reason is that Hu Jintao is the new Hitler (because truly, censoring a video game and orchestrating the mass murder of eleven million people is totally the same) or that there isn’t any good reason.
Read Custer’s full post here »
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Interview with Charles Custer, the main blogger (and hip hop artist!) behind ChinaGeeks, a young up-and-coming English language blog known for its well-written coverage of China issues.
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Charles Custer: Underground Hip Hop Artist & ChinaGeeks Founder 
