Chinese government creates web vigilante site

“A number of government organizations including the Information Office of the State Council, the Ministry of Information Industry and the Bureau of Foreign Languages have launched a new website where netizens can report illegal or inappropriate information being disseminated online. The website will be run by the Internet Society of China (ISC).

The new website, named the “Illegal and Inappropriate Information Report Center” , is open to any and all Chinese citizens. Complaints about illegal or inappropriate content can be filed with the website without any registration. Individuals filing complaints are asked to provide web page addresses, the location of the content in question and necessary contact information, all of which will be kept confidential, according to the ISC. ”

Click here for the full article on Interfax. This story is also reported on BBC news.

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