Future of Censorship
The authority for censorship in Taiwan since 2006 is the National Communications Commission (NCC). On June 26, 2006, news reports said the Council of Grand Justices of the ROC had their constitutional review result that part of the National Communications Commission Organization Act (e.g. Article 4) is unconstitutional, and there will be two years after which this law is invalid.
In 2010, government restrictions on access to information are increasingly sophisticated and rely heavily on electronic filters. For example, attempts to access websites such as MSN (USA version) or Google (particularly google.ca) in public libraries have resulted in "Access denied" messages. However, access to Yahoo, in which PRC entities are heavily invested, are not similarly restricted.
Read more about this topic: Censorship In The Republic Of China, Post-democratisation
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