China shuts down 91 websites containing pornographyJanuary 10th, 2009 BEIJING - China has shut down another 50 websites for containing pornography and lewd content, bringing the total number of blocked sites to 91 since last Thursday. Authorities have vowed to beef up crackdown efforts in the following days and urged law-breakers to voluntarily turn themselves in to local public security departments.
China lives hypocrisy by example; blocks Twitter, Hotmail, MS Live and more before 'pro-democracy movement anniversary'! June 3rd, 2009 BEIJING - China's government censors have begun to block access to Internet services Twitter, Hotmail and Microsoft's live.com ahead of the 20th anniversary of the military crackdown that ended the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy movement. The event falls on Thursday, reports the New York Times.
Buyers to decide whether to use porn-filtering software in ChinaJune 16th, 2009 BEIJING - Customers purchasing computers in China will have the option of buying or not buying government-sponsored porn-filtering software, an official has said. The China Daily quoted the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT)official as saying: "PC makers are only required to save the setup files of the program in the hard drives of the computers, or provide CD-ROMs containing the program with their PC packages."
The users have the final say on the installation of the Green Dam-Youth Escort, so it is misleading to say the government compels PC users to use the software, the official clarified.
China defends requiring PCs to carry online filtering software, says it targets pornographyJune 9th, 2009 China defends Web-filtering software requirementBEIJING — China on Tuesday defended a new requirement that personal computers sold in the country carry a software that filters online content, saying the program is targeted at preventing the spread of pornography and other "unhealthy" content. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology posted on its Web site Tuesday a notice to all PC makers that they will be required to pre-load the "Green Dam-Youth Escort" filtering software on units to be sold in China as of July 1, including imported PCs.
The PC industry cautiously welcomes China's filtering softwareJune 11th, 2009 BEIJING - The Chinese Government's decision to provide computers with software packages for filtering online pornographic contents has received cautious welcome from PC makers, yet many Internet users are sceptical of the software's capacity.Chinese authorities had earlier rejected media reports that claim that the government is installing spy ware on all computers in the guise of porn filters. Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) on Tuesday announced that all computers produced or sold in China after July 1 would be installed with the software package combining Green Dam and Minor Escort programs.
PCs sold in China to include software that blocks pornographic Web sites, developer saysJune 8th, 2009 China requires PCs to come with anti-porn softwareBEIJING — China is requiring personal computers sold in the country to carry software that blocks online pornography and other Web sites, potentially giving one of the world's most sophisticated censorship regimes even more control over the Internet. The software's developer said Monday the tool would give parents more oversight by preventing computers from accessing sites with pornographic pictures or language.
China Censors Google Porn linksJune 19th, 2009 After Bing's fiasco over pornographic videos its ace search engine Google's turn to face the wrath. Chinese Internet sentinel codenamed the Chinese-language version of Google was accused for disseminating pornographic and vulgar information. The China Internet Illegal Information Reporting Center has already beefed Goolge about the pornographic and vulgar links on its search engine for chinese- www.google.cn.
China restarts limited phone and Internet access in riot-hit Xinjiang regionJuly 28th, 2009 China's Xinjiang gets some phone, Internet serviceBEIJING — Limited phone messaging and Internet access are now available in China's Xinjiang region, more than three weeks after the government cut services in the wake of deadly ethnic riots, officials said Tuesday. Yang Guoqing, with the provincial government news center, said the government is now sending SMS (short message service) text messages to citizens, though they still cannot message each other.
China Vows To Purify InternetJanuary 26th, 2007 Chinese Communist Party big shot Hu Jintao today announced China's intention to maximise the economic potential of the web, while seeking to "purify the internet environment", Reuters reports. The comments came as the party's politburo met to cast an eye over China's burgeoning internet - boasting 137m registered users at the end of 2006, up by almost a quarter from 2005, according to China Internet Network Information Centre figures released yesterday.
Chinese Govt Explains and assures us of their net filtering software which may only be half trueJune 11th, 2009 China defends net filtering software amid outcry
BEIJING — Chinese state media on Thursday issued an unprecedented defense of newly required Internet filtering software that must be packaged with every computer sold in China starting next month, after a public outcry at home and abroad. Although the government says the software is aimed at blocking violence and pornography, users who have tried it say it prevents access to a wide range of topics, from discussions of homosexuality to images of comic book characters such as Garfield the cat.
Dell shows off smart phone 'prototype' at China Mobile event in BeijingAugust 17th, 2009 Dell developing smart phone for China MobileROUND ROCK, Texas — PC maker Dell Inc. is working on a smart phone for China Mobile Ltd., China's biggest cell phone carrier.
China tightens Web controls as more Twitter-like services, sites shut downJuly 21st, 2009 Chinese Web sites close amid tightening controlsBEIJING — Two more Web sites dedicated to social networking went offline in China on Tuesday amid tightening controls that have blocked Facebook, Twitter and other popular sites that offered many Chinese a rare taste of free expression. China's crackdown on social networking sites began in March, when Chinese Web users found they could no longer visit YouTube shortly after video appeared on the site purporting to show Chinese security officials mistreating Tibetans.
Facebook to shut down Beacon tracking tool as part of class-action settlementSeptember 21st, 2009 Facebook shuts down thorny marketing toolNEW YORK — Facebook is closing an uncomfortable chapter in its five-year history. The social network says it will shut down Beacon, a program that tracks users' activities on other Web sites.
Google promises to do step up anti-pornography measures in China following criticismJune 19th, 2009 Google to step up anti-porn efforts in ChinaBEIJING — Google Inc. said Friday that it was working to block pornography reaching users of its Chinese service after a mainland watchdog found the search engine turned up large numbers of links to obscene and vulgar sites.
Ruling could open China to US entertainment companies, but rampant piracy stands in the wayAugust 14th, 2009 China trade ruling helps US, but piracy a problemLOS ANGELES — American companies counting on a favorable trade ruling against China to boost sales of CDs, DVDs, books and video games will need a crackdown on rampant piracy before they can reap big benefits. Chinese incomes are lower than in the United States, and the quality of pirated entertainment there is quite good, making legal goods a tougher sell.
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