Why is VPN Got Banned in China: Behind Crackdown

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Why VPN Got Banned in China
Introduction
The VPN crackdown is aimed at ensuring the internet content submitted to the public is beneficial for social and economic progress. Government intervention in controlling the internet is used in providing a smooth flow of the nation. The Chinese government has come up with a plan to survey the content that is transmitted to the public where the illegal content is restricted from being spread to the public. The virtual private network involves blocking some websites which offer likely to impact the perception of the people negatively. Social media platforms are controlled where individuals do have the ability to post anything they wish due to the restriction and surveillance. The VPN addressees were used by individuals to acquire data that is censored by the government. The Chinese government came up with VPN crackdown reducing the number of individuals that can access VPN. The crackdown is important in increasing the national security through monitoring of internet services in the country.
Behind China’s VPN Crackdown
The Chinese government comes up with a plan to ban VPN in January 2017 which an aim of ensuring that there are increased regulations of internet content. When the government developed the restrictions, it was under discussion from the internet users. The government indicated that the crackdown is aimed at ensuring that there are safe internet services in the nation for a stable social and economic development. The VPN services were to be provided for business purposes for a sustainable regulation of Chinese internet. The internet traffic is controlled through censorship of some sites available to the people. The authorities are required to ensure that there is a continuous survey of the internet for an increased legal content online. The companies offering VPN are required to ensure that there is following of set regulation when offering the services to the public with the main focus being on business. The Chinese government VPN crackdown is aimed at reducing the number of individuals accessing the VPN services that allow access to some censored sites.
People’s Reactions
The internet users are against the control of internet as it reduces the freedom of accessing the required information online. Chinese state-owned telecommunication companies which are China Mobile, China Unicom and China Tel...