China requires PCs to have anti-porn software!!!

China is requiring personal computers sold domestically to carry software that blocks online pornography and other Web sites - potentially giving the government new control over the Internet with a tool the developer said Monday will give parents more oversight.

The software, called "Green Dam-Youth Escort," prevents computers from accessing sites with pornographic pictures or language, Zhang Chenmin, general manager of Jinhui Computer System Engineering Co., told The Associated Press. The company was compiling a database of sites to block.

The software could also be used to block other Web sites, depending on keywords, Zhang said. The Chinese government routinely blocks political sites, especially ones it considers socially destabilizing such as sites that challenge the ruling Communist Party, promote democratic reform or advocate independence for Tibet. More...

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