China has defended its growing attempts to control the Internet, after disrupting several services that allowed users to view the Web free of censorship.
"As the Internet develops, and new circumstances arise, we will take new regulatory measures to keep up," said Wen Ku, a director with China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, at a news conference on Tuesday.
The statement doesn't bode well for providers of virtual private networks (VPNs). These services can allow users to circumvent China's censorship and access the Internet unfiltered.
Last week, VPN providers including Astrill, StrongVPN, and Golden Frog reported access problems with their services.
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