SINGAPORE, June 8 (Reuters) - China's government wants all
PCs sold in the country from July 1 to be loaded with software
that blocks certain websites, the Wall Street Journal reported
on Monday.
The paper cited the software's main developer as saying the
primary target was pornography, and added that the government
said it was to protect young people from "harmful" content.
The software, called "Green Dam-Youth Escort," would block
access to banned websites by connecting to a database, the
Journal reported.
Jinhui Computer System Engineering Co developed the
software with the help of Beijing Dazheng Human Language
Technology Academy Co, it said.
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology put
the requirement in a notice on May 19 but it has not yet been
publicised, the paper said.
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