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Chinese blogs face restrictions
The Chinese government has announced plans to police web forums, chat rooms and blogs alongside other websites.
Websites in China have long been required to be officially registered.
The authorities are now determined that blogs should also be brought under state control.
Press advocacy group Reporters without Borders said the initiative would "enable those in power to control online news and information much more effectively".
Private bloggers must register the full identity of the person responsible for the sites, the Chinese Ministry of Information Industry (MII) said.
Commercial publishers and advertisers can face fines of up to one million yuan (£66,000) if they fail to register.
All blogs and websites must be registered by 30 June.
'Don't bother'
"The internet has profited many people but it also has brought many problems, such as sex, violence and feudal superstitions and other harmful information that has seriously poisoned people's spirits," said a statement on the MII website, explaining why the new rules were necessary.
It has developed a system which will monitor sites in real time and search each web address for its registration number. Any that are not registered will be reported back to the Ministry, the statement said.
Blogs are often used in countries where freedom of speech is limited as a way of speaking out against the ruling power.
Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/technology/4617657.stm
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