Red China increases level of Internet censorship

A REPORT IN the egregious People's Daily said that China will extend censorship of Web pages and Internet usage.

In somewhat Orwellian language, the newspaper describes the Interweb today as a "cyber territory with no demarcation line between countries".

It wants to build a bigger Great Firewall of China.

And it adds that China will erect a "national boundary" sponsored by government attempts to limit the use of the Internet.

The government, ruled by a clique of dictators, said it will "find and sanction vicious Internet based activities" which it finds harmful to China and its peoples' "interests".

According to the Daily, China is the second biggest "cyber power" after the United States. But, the paper adds, the Interweb is a "seedbed for illegal activities".

It already has over 10 national and local laws which force ISPs and users to obey its guidelines.

Prohibited activities include unauthorised log-ins, gambling, "terrorism" and government subversion. People disobeying the laws will be either carted off or sent to prison.

It's got a dedicated "cyber police force" which will step up real time monitoring, intercept and delete harmful info and "capture and check" illegal server data.

Perhaps these cyber cops might start by arresting people at the People's Daily itself, which has already ripped off INQUIRER copyright without so much as a by-your-leave.

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