Talk:Big mama

Untitled
I added more information and citation to the beginning section — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kaylam7 (talk • contribs) 04:52, 30 November 2016 (UTC)

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for and against
Removed the pro-con section because it was completely unsourced and weasel-worded, and had been since 2008. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.85.242.7 (talk) 21:14, 18 August 2011 (UTC)

Psiphon
Psiphon is a software project designed by University of Toronto's Citizen Lab under the direction of Professor Ronald Deibert, Director of the Citizen Lab. Psiphon is a circumvention technology that works through social networks of trust and is designed to help Internet users bypass content-filtering systems setup by governments, such as China, North Korea, Iran, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and others. "We're aiming at giving people access to sites like Wikipedia," a free, user-maintained online encyclopedia, and other information and news sources, Michael Hull, psiphon's lead engineer, told CBC News Online.

Sysops?
This article should explore the similarity and differences with Western sysops or people with similar roles. While the Chinese have worse censorship they are no the only ones ever to have removed a posting. Wnt (talk) 15:11, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

Big Mama or Big Ma?
The chinese is simply 大媽 (big ma) so why don't we just translate it as Big Ma? Rothery (talk) 02:29, 2 May 2010 (UTC)

Language
should the etymology section be changed to language? suggestions- Add discussion on what language is censored, what words trigger a need for removal, etc. Could also discuss language and discourse around big mamas and censorship. Could also add information on the discourse and language (that is used to describe big mamas and censorship in china) used by the West versus the language and discourse to explain censorship by the Chinese government

more sources are needed for what is there in the etymology section. look at annotated bibliography for a start of making additions.

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Kaylam7 (talk • contribs) 04:47, 30 November 2016 (UTC)

technology and process
I added content and a study on how big mamas work. More information could be added on specific technological aspects — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kaylam7 (talk • contribs) 05:04, 30 November 2016 (UTC)

examples
I added info on examples of big mamas. Yahoo is the most discussed example. More direct examples could be added. There is also more information on the Pledge. I was not sure how much to write about it but it is linked and the annotated  bibliography has more sources that cover it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kaylam7 (talk • contribs) 05:06, 30 November 2016 (UTC)

self-censorship
I added this bigger picture section to show the impact of big mamas and how they have influenced the population and censorship. I was not sure how much to write about discourse and more theoretical concepts of self-censorship and societal relations — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kaylam7 (talk • contribs) 05:08, 30 November 2016 (UTC)