Chinese censors losing online race
Censorship
6/7/2000; 8:40:08 PM May 22,2000: "The broad range of opinions expressed on the People's Daily Web site and others is less an indication of tolerance than incapacity. Censors delete many controversial postings, but the rapid-fire technology of the Internet allows users to post comments faster than censors can sort through them. As a result, dissenting views are disseminated among millions of Chinese Internet users."

Unfortunately, this isn't as good as it works. In fact, I'm shocked to read it, as several simple solutions exist for the Chinese government, the most effective (and beaureacratic) of which is to require each posting to be approved before display. The implicit assumpting in the article that the Internet's volume of communication renders it uncensorable is unfounded... volume can be cut down or even eliminated if it suits the people in charge.