China strikes out on texting
New technology has opened up many new avenues to counter repressive governments. With the growth in the use of mobile phones came more oppotunities for people to share information.
The Chinese govenrment is facing the problem of being forced to allow more mobile phones while trying to prevent what it calls "rumor mongering" and "information harmul to the state."
Much of what the censors in Beijing are trying to do is the equivelent of trying to put toothpaste back into the tube.
Here is a link to a story about the latest attempt: http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/24/china.text.ap/index.html?eref=rss_topstories
Oh, and let's not forget that Beijing promised a more open media environment for the 2008 Olympics.