China to tighten supervision over blogs, search engines
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-06-29 22:30
Blogs and search engines, the most active parts of China information
industry, will undergo strict supervision of the government.
"As more and more illegal and unhealthy information spreads through the blog
and search engine, we will take effective measures to put the BBS,blog and
search engine under control," said Cai Wu, director of the Information Office of
the State Council, at a meeting held Wednesday.
China launched a project on February 21 to purify the environment of internet
and mobile communication network through a series of measures within a year.
According to a report made by prestigious Qinghua (Tsinghua) University in
Beijing, the Chinese blog sites have reached 36.82 million. The report also
predicted that the blog sites may exceed 60 million this year.
"The market cannot develop without efficient management," said Cai, adding
that the government will enhance research on the concerned technology and make
admittance standards for blog websites.
Last year, Chinese search engine users reached 97.06 million, accounting for
87.4 percent of Chinese internet users, said iResearch Consultative Ltd.
iResearch forecasts that the number will top 100 million this year.
The Chinese internet search engine service providers formed a self-discipline
organization two years ago, refusing to support the pornographic and obscene
websites.
"We will speed up the technology development to safeguard the network
management and do more researches on the internet security issues triggered by
the new technologies of blogs and search engines," Said Wang Xudong, Minister of
Information Industry.
He also said China will pave the way for real-name registration of phone
users and ask all websites to be officially registered.
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