Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

After July 1, 2009, all computers sold in China will come with software that won't allow users to type brofanity keywords.

  1. Fact

  2. Fiction

  3. almost fiction: True, but it also blocks other stuff, like anti-government sites and anything related to the Tiananmen Square protests
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C Correct answer
Explanation

China's mandate for filtering software on computers sold after July 1, 2009, extended far beyond blocking profanity. The Green Dam Youth Escort software was designed to block politically sensitive content, including anti-government websites and references to the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. The 'almost fiction' option correctly identifies that the blocking scope was much broader than just profanity, encompassing political censorship.

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