In the past few days, I believe that the "Green Dam" has definitely made headlines and been at the forefront of public opinion. Isn’t it just a piece of software? Why has it caused such an uproar? Is it because the industry and information technology departments are too “caring” about netizens, or are the people too ungrateful?
"Green Dam-Flower Escort", often referred to as "Green Dam", is a green Internet filtering software. The software is composed of two software, the image filtering software "Green Dam" and the text filtering software "Flower Escort". It has functions such as blocking pornographic content, filtering bad websites, controlling Internet time, and viewing Internet records. It seems to be very beneficial to purifying the network environment and reducing bad information on the Internet. However, the behavior of the Industry and Information Technology Department is a bit overreaching, because netizens do not appreciate it. Let’s talk about the relationship between Green Dam and website development based on the Green Dam incident.
First of all, to solve the problem, we need to treat the root cause.
"Green Dam" is euphemistically called, it can effectively filter bad information and protect the safety of young people online, but this is a temporary solution rather than a permanent solution. Green Dam is just a software without human thinking and initiative. It only filters so-called bad information through keywords and blacklisted websites. The so-called keywords and blacklist websites are determined when the software is installed. Although the software will be upgraded and updated, it will definitely not be as fast as the changes and development of the Internet. If relevant functional departments can start by cracking down on illegal websites, reducing bad information on the Internet, and reducing "pollution sources", the network environment will naturally be purified.
For example, when building a website, if the website program system selected in the early stage is not ideal, it will be very troublesome to constantly modify and improve it later. If the system is changed midway, a lot of content may be lost. If you don’t change the system, small problems will still continue; if you change to a better system, you may lose some data, but you will be more peaceful in the future. In other words, the fundamental solution is to change the program, and the temporary solution is to make repairs.
Secondly, when building a website, you must make a high-quality website
We can see in many news that the opposition to Green Dam is not just a minority, but 80% of netizens are against it. Why are people so repulsive? In the final analysis, this software is simply not easy to use. Even Green Dam itself said, "This product can filter bad information on the Internet, but it does not guarantee that the bad information can be completely filtered, nor does it guarantee that the filtered information is completely bad information." In this case, what is the point of installing this software? ?Not to mention the inaccurate information filtering, there is another news saying that "American companies claim that Green Dam infringes and considers suing the developers of Green Dam." It is really a wave of ups and downs. Green Dam Software is suspected of stealing other people's software code and is accused of infringing on intellectual property rights. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology requires computers to have pre-installed software. At least they should prepare a software that can withstand scrutiny. At the cusp of the storm, I wonder what the software developers will say.
The same is true for webmasters. If your website is very average, how difficult is it to have people admit how great you are? Webmasters are updating their websites every day, uploading original articles, increasing website content, and improving the quality of their websites. Website readability is about improving the quality of the website. In fact, the webmaster knows very well the quality of his website. Only if he works hard on the website and likes it will users recognize it. “Quality is king” and “content is king” are not empty words.
In the end, making a website that users like is the key
Since the reform and opening up, democratic issues have gradually been taken seriously, and the Internet is considered the most open, democratic, and interactive platform. Now the relevant departments have issued an order that all PCs entering the market after July 1 must be pre-installed with this software, and the democratic atmosphere has disappeared. Before the announcement, there was no hearing, no discussion, no precursor, and only an execution notice was issued. Although the relevant departments have good intentions, "to purify the Internet environment and ensure that young people have complete access to the Internet," they are just doing bad things with good intentions, or they simply don't care about the voices of netizens and use taxpayers' money to do useless things. Since Green Dam Software is thinking about the people, it should listen to the people's opinions first. If everyone rejects it, then why bother? We will not discuss the interests behind this.
For example, if the relevant departments issue an order that all computers' IE browsers must use your website as the homepage, traffic and IP will no longer be a problem for your website. There are as many as 300 million Internet users in China. Assuming that 1% of Internet users comply with the regulations of relevant departments, your website will have at least 3 million traffic every day. It is wonderful to think about it, but this is fanciful and impossible. Netizens are bound to sneer at such regulations from relevant departments, and I believe this notice is no exception. Only if users really like it can it be implemented. After all, the voice of democracy has always existed.
Meng Jiang from the webmaster website admin5.com believes that the move by relevant departments is really controversial. The software filtering method to solve bad information not only treats the symptoms but not the root cause, but also seriously lacks mass support. Methods that lack feasibility are destined to be rejected. It is recommended that relevant functional departments take a closer look at the opinions of netizens and make reasonable solutions as soon as possible. Webmasters should work hard on their work. After all, we are just ordinary people and do not have the authority to give orders. The public’s eyes are sharp and they can make their own conclusions about whether something is good or bad.
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