China postpones controversial Web filter after protests by Washington, Chinese Web surfers

China postpones controversial Web filter after protests by Washington, Chinese Web surfers

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China backs down from requirement for Web filter
BEIJING — In a rare reversal, China’s government gave in to domestic and international pressure and backed down Tuesday from a rule that would have required personal computers sold in the country to have Internet-filtering software.

Just hours before the rule was to have taken effect, the government said [...]

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