racoma.com.phJ. Angelo Racoma on technology, economics, writing, problogging, and getting things done

The Chinese government seems to be cracking down on all forms of free Internet use, free meaning freedom to do, read, or write anything. First they shut down “unlicensed” Internet cafes. Then they wanted everyone who runs a website to register their real identities with the authorities. Now they’re requiring everyone with email servers to register for a license first. Of course, they continuously ban potentially sensitive websites and blogs (even the entire blogspot and other domains are banned).

Techdirt was correct in worrying about the costs to the bureaucracy. It must be a nightmare for Chinese officials to have to do every bit of censorship and monitoring big brother wants to implement. And I think it’s pretty silly and downright stupid for a government to suppress the flow and exchange of information.

So ban me, China!

[via Techdirt]