In this recent news story, China declares that it will continue on with its plan to make mandatory the regulation stipulating that all computers sold in China contain Internet filtering software, despite protestations from US officials.   Many are calling for a boycott of the Internet itself on July 1st, the day when the new regulation comes into effect (incidentally, it’s also Canada Day!) however it’s doubtful that denying yourself of Twitter for 24 hours is really going to grab the attention of the inner echelon of Chinese power.  With China’s well known history of blocking sites it deems politically offensive, it’s understandable that many are crying out over this new, aggressive move, but China maintains that the software is benign and intended to prevent young children from accessing porn sites, because you know, that’s all the kids do these days.  China also claims that citizens will be free to decide whether to load the software or not, but there’s still no confirmation yet on whether not installing the software will result in a quiet, sudden disappearance.

Tags: Internet, Software, Twitter

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