China's main internet search website has launched its own version of Wikipedia
Potential contributors to Baidupedia are warned not to attack the Chinese government
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China launches its own Wikipedia

Negative vibes not allowed

Matt Chapman, vnunet.com 12 May 2006
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Baidu.com, China's main internet search website, has launched its own version of Wikipedia called Baidupedia

However, unlike the original Wikipedia, the site does not allow users to update information as and when they please.

The Chinese version includes a moderator function, so that any content which might offend the Chinese government can be removed before it appears online.

Baidupedia also includes a FAQ section that dissuades writers from attacking the current government, along with its institutions and systems, or putting forward a "negative view of life".

In setting up the new service, Baidu claimed that it was unaware that the Wikipedia online encyclopaedia has been blocked by the Chinese government since 2005.

See also:

Skype has joined other technology firms in kowtowing to Chinese censors'Everyone else is doing it,' says VoIP firm's chief exec  22 Apr 2006
Unlicensed email servers illegal under new rule  14 Apr 2006
Study by Nature was 'fatally flawed' says Britannica  24 Mar 2006
Wikipedia'Semi-protection' policy for certain articles following acts of cyber-vandalism  17 Dec 2005
WikipediaAlmost as accurate on science, says Nature  16 Dec 2005
WikipediaConcerns over errors and malicious entries  08 Dec 2005

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