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Home History Games News Dictionary		Though it's hard to believe, the Internet gambling industry is about to get tougher in the Asian market, as China announces that the censorship limitations already inflicted upon their Internet will be tightened. Confirmation on the rumor that the controls would be adjusted just weeks after the worldwide search master Google said they would pull out of the Chinese market, refusing to cooperate any further with the censorship program. China already has prohibited access to online casinos, as a blanket ban has been placed on all forms of betting, land and Internet alike. The updates to their censorship program are intended to more tightly enforce the prohibition, targeting a wider vernacular, and identifying questionable content, anything that could even remotely be deemed 'undesirable' by the government. According to a report by the Associated Press, the government has issued the order using vague definitive, called for a uniform blockage of all websites that originate from, or associate with 'overseas hostile forces.' A spokesperson from the government said that the decision was based upon the need to protect Chinese constituents from virtual garbage and inappropriate content, fraud, the ever-present threat of gambling in all its evil forms, and of course, pornography. “We will strengthen the blocking of harmful information from outside China to prevent harmful information from being disseminated in China and withstand online penetration by overseas hostile forces," said Wang Chen, speaking as chief of the Chinese Cabinet's information office. According to the Associated Press, Beijing has published a statement that said it's acceptable for residents to use the Internet for the explicit purposes of business and education. Any information deemed subversive or inappropriate by the Communist government is blocked, making China's censorship program the most extensive in the world, about to get stricter. Anti-political content is not only prohibited, but prosecuted. Human rights websites, political groups and even news organizations from the outside world are all prohibited. It's amazing, considering the population of Chinese Internet users is by far the biggest demographic in the world, summing to more than 400 million. More than 233 million use the web trough mobile access on their phones. The censorship law has already been updates once this spring, with Internet companies now required to report on customers who discuss 'state secrets,' though true to form, a definition of what constitutes a state secret is apparently too much to ask of the Chinese government. Back in February, the authorities demanded that all individuals who launch websites must meet in person with regulators, and have their personal information as well as photos filed.

05/16/2010

Online Casino Style: News
China to Tighten Censor

Though it's hard to believe, the Internet gambling industry is about to get tougher in the Asian market, as China announces that the censorship limitations already inflicted upon their Internet will be tightened. Confirmation on the rumor that the controls would be adjusted just weeks after the worldwide search master Google said they would pull out of the Chinese market, refusing to cooperate any further with the censorship program.

China already has prohibited access to online casinos, as a blanket ban has been placed on all forms of betting, land and Internet alike. The updates to their censorship program are intended to more tightly enforce the prohibition, targeting a wider vernacular, and identifying questionable content, anything that could even remotely be deemed 'undesirable' by the government. According to a report by the Associated Press, the government has issued the order using vague definitive, called for a uniform blockage of all websites that originate from, or associate with 'overseas hostile forces.'

A spokesperson from the government said that the decision was based upon the need to protect Chinese constituents from virtual garbage and inappropriate content, fraud, the ever-present threat of gambling in all its evil forms, and of course, pornography. “We will strengthen the blocking of harmful information from outside China to prevent harmful information from being disseminated in China and withstand online penetration by overseas hostile forces," said Wang Chen, speaking as chief of the Chinese Cabinet's information office.

According to the Associated Press, Beijing has published a statement that said it's acceptable for residents to use the Internet for the explicit purposes of business and education. Any information deemed subversive or inappropriate by the Communist government is blocked, making China's censorship program the most extensive in the world, about to get stricter.

Anti-political content is not only prohibited, but prosecuted. Human rights websites, political groups and even news organizations from the outside world are all prohibited. It's amazing, considering the population of Chinese Internet users is by far the biggest demographic in the world, summing to more than 400 million. More than 233 million use the web trough mobile access on their phones.

The censorship law has already been updates once this spring, with Internet companies now required to report on customers who discuss 'state secrets,' though true to form, a definition of what constitutes a state secret is apparently too much to ask of the Chinese government. Back in February, the authorities demanded that all individuals who launch websites must meet in person with regulators, and have their personal information as well as photos filed.