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Old 7th Jul 07, 06:26 AM
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China City Tightens Internet Control After Protest
*Source: Information Week (http://www.informationweek.com/inter...ed_ TechWeb)*
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BEIJING, July 6 - A Chinese city planned to censor online chatroom exchanges and ban anonymous postings after residents used the Internet to organize a mass protest against a chemical plant, Chinese media reported on Friday.

Under a new city regulation, online users would have to use their real names when posting messages on more than 100,000 Web sites registered in Xiamen, a port city in southeastern coastal Fujian province, the Beijing Youth Daily said.

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