外媒稱Facebook爲進中國祕密開發審覈軟件

Facebook worked on special software so it could potentially accommodate censorship demands in China, according to a report in the New York Times.

據《紐約時報》的一份報告顯示，Facebook正致力於研發一種適應中國審查要求的特殊軟件。

The social network refused to confirm or deny the software's existence, but said in a statement it was "spending time understanding and learning more" about China.

該社交網站拒絕承認或者否認此種軟件的存在，但在一份聲明中，Facebook稱正在花時間以更多地瞭解和學習中國。

No decisions about the company's approach in the country had yet been made, a spokeswoman said.

一名發言人表示，該公司還未做出在中國採用此方法的決定。

The Electronic Frontier Foundation, a group which campaigns for better privacy online, told the BBC the project sounded "extremely disturbing".

電子前沿基金會是一個致力於更好的保護線上隱私的團隊，它向BBC透露，這個項目聽起來"很令人不安"。

Since 2009, the only way to access Facebook in China has been via a virtual private network - software designed to "spoof" your real location and avoid local internet restrictions.

自2009年起，在中國訪問Facebook的唯一途徑是通過虛擬專用網絡，這款軟件的設計旨在欺瞞你的真實位置，避免本地互聯網限制。

Facebook, which has 1.8 billion active users, is aggressively looking to expand in parts of the world beyond its existing markets.

Facebook現在總共擁有18億活躍用戶，在現有市場的基礎之上，它正積極尋求向世界其它地方擴張。