Mediagazer: BBC uses “collateral freedom” system to bypass Chinese censorship (David Meyer/Gigaom)

11:55 AM ET, November 24, 2014

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David Meyer / Gigaom:

BBC uses “collateral freedom” system to bypass Chinese censorship — The campaign group Greatfire.org says it is sneaking Chinese-language BBC content behind the Great Firewall using its CDN-based mirror site approach. — BBC uses “collateral freedom” system to bypass Chinese censorship …

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