China to require censorship software

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China's government plans to require all PCs sold in that country as of July 1 to be shipped with software that blocks certain Web sites, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.

The move, which is expected to give government censors heightened control over how China's citizens use the Internet, is intended to protect young people from "harmful" content such as pornography, according to the software's main developer.

It's always about protecting the children, right?

[PsyKoH]

Originally Posted by chriD [Only Registered Users Can See LinksClick Here To Register]

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It's always about protecting the children, right?

It's getting the same way here.... We are only years behind the curve, that's all.

WON'T Y'ALL THINK OF THE CHILDREN??!!

[Kmikl]

Forget about the children, if they're at all worth saving, they already know about this stuff... if they don't by the age of 10, they're going to be the digital age's equivalent of the poor.

I thought that Chinese ISP's (meaning the Government ones... the only ones AFAIK) already blocked everything like that?

[Altima NEO]

Funny, because its the kids who will find a way around it

[Serg Zone]

Is this news? They've been censoring online content for years.

[Al Bundy's Friend Griff]

Duh