Green Dam Youth Escort
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Green Dam Youth Escort (Chinese: 绿坝·花季护航; pinyin: Lǜbà·Huājì Hùháng) is content-control software for Windows developed in the People's Republic of China (PRC) which, under a directive from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), was to take effect on 1 July 2009, as a mandatory pre-install, or have the setup files on an accompanying compact disc, for all new personal computers sold in mainland China, including those imported from abroad. Subsequently, this was changed to be voluntary.[1][2] End-users, however, are not under a mandate to run the software.[3]
Parts of this article (those related to whether the project is still operating) need to be updated. (July 2022) |
Developer(s) | Jinhui Computer System Engineering Ltd. Dazheng Human Language Technology Academy Ltd. |
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Stable release | 3.17
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Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
Available in | Simplified Chinese |
Type | Content-control software |
License | Proprietary software |
Website | www.lssw365.net (Defunct) Page from Wayback Machine |
As of 30 June 2009, the mandatory pre-installation of the Green Dam software on new computers was delayed to an undetermined date.[4] However, Asian brands Sony, Acer, Asus, BenQ and Lenovo etc. were shipping the software as was originally ordered.[5]
On 14 August 2009, Li Yizhong, minister of industry and information technology, announced that computer manufacturers and retailers were no longer obliged to ship the software with new computers for home or business use, but that schools, internet cafes and other public use computers would still be required to run the software.[6]
Devoid of state funding since 2009, the business behind the software was on the verge of collapsing by July 2010. According to Beijing Times, the project team under Beijing Dazhang, one of the two companies responsible for development and support of the software, have been disbanded with their office shut down; also in a difficult situation, the team under Zhengzhou Jinhui, the other company, are likely to suffer the same fate at any time. The 20 million users of the software will lose technical support and customer service should the project cease operation.[7]