China pledges 'purification' of the internet ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics ...

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https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2022/01/26/tech/china-clean-up-internet-beijing-olympics-intl-hnk/index.html

China pledges 'purification' of the internet ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics and the Lunar New Year

By Laura He, CNN Business
Updated 7:02 AM EST, Wed January 26, 2022

Hong Kong(CNN Business)China's top cybersecurity regulator is vowing to crack down on "illegal" online content as part of a campaign to clean up the internet ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics and one of the country's most important annual holidays.

The Cyberspace Administration of China announced Tuesday that its month-long internet "purification" campaign is intended to create a "healthy, happy, and peaceful online environment."

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[Johonny]

1. So they're executing all their cyber-trolls that they use to spread disinformation?

Common, China and Russia are the ones dirtying the Internet the most. The idea they're going to clean it is laughable. Their government is the primary source of the pollution.

[Irish_Dem]

2. "Purification" means total government takeover.

[Johonny]

3. I assume it means; even lower prices on their Internet stocks

He's going to destroy the Chinese economy. It's just a matter of when at this point.

[Cracklin Charlie]

4. They should worry more about purifying the air.

I heard yesterday that this will be the most polluted Olympics ever.