Facebook has quietly developed a censorship tool that could persuade China to allow the world's biggest social media network to re-enter the world's second largest economy after a seven-year ban, the New York Times reported on Tuesday. The Cybersecurity Administration of China, the country's internet regulator, did not immediately respond to a faxed request for comment. Though Facebook has developed the new tool, it does not intend to suppress the posts itself, NYT said. There is no indication Facebook has offered the software to the authorities in China, the Times said. It is one of many ideas Facebook has discussed with respect to entering China and it may never see the light of day, it added.

Source: CBC News November 23, 2016 12:24 UTC