China May Be Mulling Web Site Whitelist
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“Domain names that have not registered will not be resolved or transferred,” MIIT said, in an action plan to “further deepen” an ongoing anti-pornography campaign that has resulted in significant tightening of Chinese Internet controls.
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The anti-pornography drive since this summer has also netted many sites with politically sensitive or even simply user-generated content, in what many see as an effort by the Chinese government to reassert control over new media and its potential for citizens sharing information and organizing.
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“One interpretation is that all foreign Web sites would need to register in order not to be blocked in China,” said Rebecca MacKinnon of the Journalism and Media Studies Center at the University of Hong Kong.
