Wonder If This Is Why You Have to Register to Sign a Petition at WhiteHouse.gov?

Posted by Harvey on January 4, 2013 8:00 am

China’s government tightened Internet controls by passing a law that requires users to register their names.

They should probably just eliminate the middleman and put free wi-fi in their gulags.

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5 Responses to “Wonder If This Is Why You Have to Register to Sign a Petition at WhiteHouse.gov?”

1. Dodsfall says:
   January 4th, 2013 at 8:58 am

   Just like the ill-advised flag@whitehouse.gov, it’s meant to have a cooling effect on dissent.

2. DamnCat says:
   January 4th, 2013 at 10:26 am

   Chinese officials report that he most frequently registered name so far is Phuc Hu.

3. joelf says:
   January 4th, 2013 at 2:06 pm

   I think you mean whitehouse.GOV. .com just wants a credit card #.

4. Marc says:
   January 4th, 2013 at 2:10 pm

   I have thought about signing a petition or two but that part about telling “them” my name and where I live has always made me just close page and hope they aren’t tracking my IP address for just looking at the petition.

5. Harvey says:
   January 4th, 2013 at 2:11 pm

   @3 – Joelf – thanks for catching that. I was sleepwalking a little when I wrote that post title.

   It’s fixed now.

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