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by Suranee | June 24, 2009 at 04:40 am
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Internet users in China may switch off their computers for one day on July 1st as a protest against the mandatory Youth Escort Green Dam filtering software.
A computer boycott is being organized for July 1 in China as a protest against mandated filtering software.
On July 1, millions of computers in China could remain switched off if a boycott being organized there is successful. The protest is against the mandatory Youth Escort Green Dam filtering software the government has said must be installed on all new machines sold from that date.
China's government says the filtering software is designed to block pornography but critics say it is to tighten censorship of the Internet.
Critics say China will use the filter, known as "Green Dam," to tighten censorship of the Internet, but China says it is designed to block pornography. It is requiring that the filters be pre-installed on all new computers made or shipped after July 1.
Solid Oak said it has "solid evidence" to support a copyright infringement claim against the Chinese developers of the Green Dam filter but the general manager of Jinhui denied that his company stole Solid Oak's programming code.
Solid Oak, a 15-person US software company, said it has "solid evidence" to support a copyright infringement claim against the Chinese developers of the Green Dam filter, Jinhui Computer System Engineering Co and Dazheng Human Language Technology Co.
Zhang Chenmin, general manager of Jinhui, has denied that his company stole Solid Oak's programming code.
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at 04:54 on June 24th, 2009
It's so ridiculous for so big regime to tighten censorship.With the rapid increase in economy.The country should be more open and tolerant to political diversity and dissent instead of block the voice of people, That's predeterminate vain.
By the way,I am Chinese,Hope my country be one member of democratic world someday.
at 05:09 on June 24th, 2009
I hope too Fov, that your country will one day be a part of the democratic world. That is what I want for my country too.
at 05:49 on June 24th, 2009
Suranee,Where do you live?
at 19:25 on June 24th, 2009
I live in Sri Lanka Fov.
at 06:30 on June 24th, 2009
at 11:27 on June 24th, 2009
I wonder what outcome they want from this though? Will it affect the authorities if no one uses their computer for one day? Just asking...
at 19:46 on June 24th, 2009
I'm not sure how it would affect the Chinese authorities Amy but if I do find any information about it I will update the story with the info.
at 19:52 on June 24th, 2009
Great, thanks!
at 22:33 on June 24th, 2009
It would delay the test period by one day I expect but not much more impact other than media reports across the world.