PC Makers Ignore Web Filter Cries, Ship Computers with Software into China
Despite decisions by China to postpone its Green Dam program and avoid possible trade war with other major economic players, some personal computer manufacturers did the unthinkable by shipping in PCs that has capability to filter web contents of the users.
Tension remained high in China despite its government’s announcement that it will temporarily defer the implementation of the Green Dam web filtering software.
This is due to reports that major PC makers insisted on shipping in computers retrofitted with the aid program.
Analysts fear that the move by the PC makers would reignite talks regarding the controversial program, putting the Chinese economy at clash with other major players in the world.
Reports told that the Chinese government has immediate plans to revive the Green Dam program and make it mandatory. But the timing of the shipping proved to be a major headache for the government as major businesses in China expressed disappointment with the move.
Sony Corp., Haier Group, Toshiba, Lenovo, and BenQ Inc. on Thursday announced that they will push through with the distribution of PCs with pre-installed programs.
Acer and Lenovo, on the other, said that they will continue to sell Green Dam-enabled PCs to China, saying that they have already manufactured disks even before the government’s deferment of the program.
Meanwhile, Hewlett-Packard Co. stood by the US government’s call to step back on the distribution. Dell Inc. also said that it will not include Green Dam in its PCs.
Green Dam, according to China, is needed to protect children from sexually explicit, obscene, and violent materials online. But critics believe it can be used by the government to block politically unacceptable contents.
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