China's Internet rectification campaign has been going on for several months since November last year. From the initial shock, surprise, anger, and confusion, I have gradually become numb now. When I hear which websites have been closed again, I no longer feel surprised at the beginning, but feel "normal" instead. The severe crackdown on the Internet during the emergency period left many people speechless and unable to speak. After all, their arms could not twist their thighs because they were facing state power departments. Although the original intention of this matter is to "purify the Internet environment and build a harmonious online community", the idea is beautiful, but the approach is not flattering.
In the early days of the crackdown on the Internet, many personal websites were shut down. Regardless of whether they were pornographic or contained harmful information, they could not escape the fate of "one size fits all". Some websites were closed, and some were changed careers. Now, when personal websites are almost closed, it is the turn of many big websites. The well-known social networking website 51.com, the vertical information website it168.com, and the blog website Blog Bus have all had their domain name resolution stopped by Wanwang due to pornographic issues; and then it was shocking to hear that techweb has also had its domain name resolution stopped. The specific reason is still unknown; in the past few days, , there are also well-known lifestyle forum website Feiba.com and local portal website Shun.com, both of which had their domain names held by Wanwang due to "pornography" issues. These large websites were shut down, some for just a few hours, and some are still closed to this day. The losses are very serious, and most of the reasons are said to be "pornography". Of course, no one knows whether this is the real reason or whether the relevant departments are trying to incriminate it. There is no way to analyze it. From closing personal websites to rectifying well-known websites, we don’t know what the next stage of network rectification will be?
Deng Xiaoping once said, "Stability is paramount to everything." During this period, personal webmasters have a deep understanding of this sentence. When building a website, they hope to have a stable network environment. For example, CNNIC's policy on personal registration of cn domain names has been changed several times, which has caused many people to lose trust in it. There is no sure and sustainable statement, and many people have begun to give up cn domain names. The most discussed topic among users on the A5 forum bbs.admin5.com is how long the rectification will last and when the network environment will stabilize. Since the rectification campaign, the majority of netizens have not seen that the Internet environment is cleaner but more chaotic. The storm is about to come, and everyone is waiting for the final result.
For individual webmasters, in addition to adjusting their own websites and trying not to let the website be suspected of being marginal, the rest is to wait and see the market. Some people are optimistic about the current situation, while others are more pessimistic. Optimistically, we believe that the end of the crackdown on the Internet will usher in a more complete and standardized Internet environment, where the fittest will survive and there will be more opportunities for personal websites. Pessimists believe that under such network regulation, China's Internet will become a local area network, personal websites will be subject to supervision, and network democracy will no longer exist. Moreover, if relevant policies are not adjusted and unstable, many people, such as individual webmasters; many international websites , such as Google, will leave this market, and China’s Internet will go back for many years. Although many well-known media have called out the current network situation, there is still no significant improvement. As an individual webmaster with little strength and background, there is no other choice but to wait for the situation to improve.
The Chinese Lunar New Year is coming soon, but the Internet does not feel like spring. No matter which website is large or small, they are walking on thin ice. They are afraid that they will be labeled as "pornographic" and their websites will be shut down. Some may be lucky. , it is just for regular rectification, and some may be closed forever. No matter what, we still hope that the network environment will stabilize soon and the relevant network rectifications will be completed soon. We hope that the network environment will have a new scene after the Spring Festival. (Text/Mengjiang)