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is a mobile Internet company in China, operating the popular Chinese-language Internet portal (www.tom.com) and offering a variety of online and mobile services, including wireless internet and online advertising. The TOM Group is a majority shareholder. Tom Online partnered with Skype to provide Skype Voice over IP (VOIP) communications services. A Skype senior executive admitted in early 2006 that Tom Online filters Skype text messages, including such phrases as “Falun Gong” and “Dalai Lama”, according to a January 2006 BusinessWeek article.The company was first listed on the HKGEM on March 11, 2004, and on the NASDAQ on March 10, 2004. It is a subsidiary of the TOM Group.

The company withdrew from Nasdaq during the summer of 2007 in a bid to regain control over its development without constant pressure to perform with market demands.

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