China hires 2 million to watch Internet

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SURVEILLANCE. The govenment's propaganda arm employs "web police" to prevent social unrest and limit criticism

China is employing two million people to keep tabs on people’s Internet use, according to state media, in a rare glimpse into the secret world of Beijing’s vast online surveillance operation. Many of the employees are simply performing keyword searches to monitor the tens of millions of messages being posted daily on popular social media and microblogging sites, the Beijing News said. The “web police” are employed by the government’s propaganda arm, as well as by commercial sites, the Beijing News said.

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