Green Dam Youth Escort
Beijing, China — The Chinese government has ordered PC (personal computers and laptops) makers to install Green Dam Youth Escort filtering software as of July 1. Representatives claim it is to prevent youth from viewing pornography on the Internet; however, independent analysis of the software revealed it blocked political content the government deemed unacceptable.
In a separate move, it appears China has also started blocking Google. A foreign ministry spokesman accused Google of spreading pornography and Chinese users were unable to connect to Google or Google.cn
China Censors Coogle and Hammers Computer Makers
Green Dam Youth Escort
Beijing, China — The Chinese government has ordered PC (personal computers and laptops) makers to install Green Dam Youth Escort filtering software as of July 1. Representatives claim it is to prevent youth from viewing pornography on the Internet; however, independent analysis of the software revealed it blocked political content the government deemed unacceptable.
In a separate move, it appears China has also started blocking Google. A foreign ministry spokesman accused Google of spreading pornography and Chinese users were unable to connect to Google or Google.cn