China holds drill to shut down 'harmful' websites

China holds drill to shut down 'harmful' websites

China has carried out an internet drill to practise closing down websites the authorities consider to be harmful.

State run media said Thursday's exercise was also aimed at forcing internet data centres to hand over contact details of website owners.

China already operates a strict internet censorship regime.

Analysts say it appears to be tightening controls ahead of an important political meeting later this year.

Beijing also recently began cracking down on VPNs (virtual private networks) which allow internet users to circumvent censorship and surveillance.
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