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China
- Ministry of Information Industry
China is currently working to establish anti-spam legislation and set up
appropriate enforcement mechanisms. The law is currently being discussed by the
Ministry of Information Industry (MII), and its implementation is planned for early
2005.
The Internet Society of China, a quasi-governmental organization, whose
members include the largest ISPs in the country, established a list of standards
to which its members must adhere, if they are to provide public e-mail
services. Furthermore, the ISC held an anti-spam forum in September 2004 to
discuss future anti-spam strategies in China; the Forum included participants
from governments, private sector and international organizations. A Memorandum
of Understanding between the ISC, America Online (AOL), eBay, Microsoft and
Yahoo was signed at the end of the meeting. This instrument should facilitate
cooperation between China and the US providers, and help to reduce the amount of
spam sent out by Chinese servers to both Chinese and foreign Internet users.
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