Vapano from a data company D2EX reported that many Internet Data Centers have received notices from Gong-an (Police department) which forced them to close down thousands of websites. To prevent other clients service being affected, his company has to close down all BBS data storage (zh) [1]. The police's policy is to ensure that the 17th National Congress of the CPC will go on smoothly.
China: Websites Forced To Close By Police
· Written by Oiwan Lam
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