How the Internet Works, and How China Censors It (opens in new tab)

<p>Computer scientist Laura Edelson and China researcher Jessica Batke discuss some of what they learned over the course of their 18-month investigation into China's online censorship system. They break down some of the basic functions of the internet, how China has constructed a censorship system that connects to, but is separate from, the rest of the internet, and how that censorship system impacts the rest of the world.</p>