本來已經自主辦單位訂好 "博客在中國" 的會議, 但上星期遇上一些非常煩厭的事情, 竟然把會議忘記了.
從T-Salon裡看到, 在Asia Pacific Media Network有一篇引述SCMP的報導. 從這報導看, 講者胡泳(CCTV)的製作人, 好像在幫中央對互聯網的監控作解說, 對於言論自由與博客文化則被重就輕地帶過去...
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China's Internet police are closely monitoring the content posted on blogs
South China Morning Post
Tuesday, August 9, 2005
By Lo Hiu-Wan
The mainland's internet police are keeping a wary eye on messages posted by its 5 million bloggers, although most of them use cyberspace as a channel to express their desire for individualism, according to a leading network expert from the mainland.
Hu Yong , a China Central Television producer and director of Chinese-language blog portal China Value, told a recent University of Hong Kong seminar that only a minority of the mainland's bloggers used the channel to vent their anger against society or the government.
"Actually, there are only a few bloggers enthusiastic about political issues," said Mr Hu, adding that most postings did not seek to undermine the authority of the Communist Party.
Mr Hu said that most bloggers posted sentimental messages, with some trying to attract attention from other bloggers.
He quoted the examples of the mainland's hottest bloggers: "Mu Zimei", the controversial female writer who has shared her sexual experiences with her readers and "Sister Furong", who is known for praising herself as a poised, intelligent beauty.
He predicted the sort of individualism being promoted by such celebrities would remain the dominant force among mainland bloggers in the future.
But the softer content had failed to put the mainland's censors at ease, and authorities would continue to keep a watchful eye on the development of blogging.
Bloggers would be fined and have their sites shut down if they were discovered to be using politically sensitive words or criticising the government in their posts, he said.
"It is a kind of administrative policy. Though not written in the constitution as a rule of law, local authorities do strictly follow the policy," Mr Hu said.
Blogs, which is short for web logs - diary-style writing on the internet in which users post their own content to share with others - have seen their popularity grow since they first appeared on the mainland in 2002.
Of the 103 million mainland internet users, about 5 million were bloggers and 3 million had their own blog accounts at the end of June, according to the China Internet Network Information Centre.
Net users can easily set up their own blogs by following instructions from service providers, and they can do so at no extra cost.