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China pushes surveillance-friendly IPv6 variant for national network

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from The Register ·

China is advancing plans for a national single-stack IPv6 network, including a proprietary version called IPv6+ that could enable easier censorship and traffic blocking. The protocol is already being exported to other countries. This move could reshape global internet governance norms.

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Beijing's push for a surveillance-friendly internet protocol is a reminder that technical standards are increasingly geopolitical weapons.
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