Chinese news site dispense with user anonymity

NG Online www.ngonlinenews.com Removal of Anonymity? NG Internet Censorship in China Users are now required to register their true identities before posting on many of the most popular Chinese news and Intemet portal sites, despite a huge backlash against the idea from Internet users in 2006. We take a look at Intemet regulation in China, as a new policy attempts to remove the anonymity of Intenet users Next Generation Online Golden Shield Project Referred to as the "Great Firewall of China" it is a censorship project run by the Chinese government, which actively blocks content from Chinese citizens. Individual's Internet access is also heavily monitored 1/4 340 million of China's population uses Internet users in China. The the Internet world's largest Internet population is the world's most heavily watched. 40,000 500,000 Internet police monitor the Iternet. "Inappropriate comments" are removed within minutes. A recent estimate at the number of websites blocked by the Chinese Green Dam Youth Project On the 1st July 2009 the government stated that all computer manufacturers must ship machines with the Green Dam Software. The software was intended primarily to protect users from online pornography, but was met with strong criticism by Internet users who believed the software was an attempt by the govermment to expand censorship. In August 2009, the obligation to ship the software was lifted. government 80 people 3-6 June 2008 including 30 journalists are imprisoned in China for posting their views on the Internet. The highest number in the world. On the 20th anniversary of Tiananmen Square the Chinese Government ordered Internet portals to shut down for maintenence Key Websites that are / have been blocked in China Words Censored by Chinese Search Engines Chinese Wikipedia Huffington Post Democracy (not blocked by Baidu or Sohu) YouTube ImageShack Human Rights (not blocked by Baidu or Sohu) Flickr Amnesty International Dictatorship (not blocked by Baidu or Sohu) Blogspot and Blogger Human Rights Watch Oppression Facebook Reporters Without Borders June 4 (Chinese reference to Tiananmen Square) Yahoo Sites hosted by Taiwan's Government Tibetan Independence Dalai Lama Twitter Sites mentioning the Dalai Lama DailyMotion Websites that contain pornography Falun Gong