Chinese bloggers to be monitored

The Chinese government has announced it will monitor the blogs of its citizens. The government of the second largest population of Internet users had previously displayed its suspicion of the Internet when it forced search engines like Google to censor politically-sensitive content, and this measure is another step in its effort to "purify the environment of internet and mobile communication networks". The feasibility of the plan is questionable though, as reportedly 100,000 blogs are created in China daily. The announcement is the latest step in the Chinese government's efforts to curtail the independent coverage of so-called "sudden events".

Donald mahoney