China tightening controls on Internet

Associated Press ^ | Dec 27, 2012 2:30 AM EST | Joe McDonald

[Olog-hai]

China’s new communist leaders are increasing already tight controls on Internet use and electronic publishing following a spate of embarrassing online reports about official abuses. The measures suggest China’s new leader, Xi Jinping, and others who took power in November share their predecessors’ anxiety about the Internet’s potential to spread opposition to one-party rule and their insistence on controlling information despite promises of more economic reforms. …

This week, China’s legislature took up a measure to require Internet users to register their real names, a move that would curtail the Web’s status as a freewheeling forum to complain, often anonymously, about corruption and official abuses. …

Beijing promotes Internet use for business and education, but bans material deemed subversive or obscene and blocks access to foreign websites run by human rights and Tibet activists and some news outlets. …

[Olog-hai]

Uh, many CPC members never used their real names (Hua Kuo-feng, Teng Hsiao-p’ing are prominent examples). And I would say this blows holes in the notion that Hsi Chin-p’ing is not a communist hardliner, should anyone have held such a notion.

[twister881]

Once again, get Obamugabe on the case: Ban high capacity assault Internet connections.

[Kriggerel]

Why do I suddenly hear Mr. Mackie’s voice?

“Freedom of speech is bad, mmmkay?”

[Standing Wolf]

Once again, get Obamugabe on the case: Ban high capacity assault Internet connections.

Sorry, twister881, but you left out the word "sniper."

[mykroar]

And somewhere in the White House, Zer0 is taking notes.