internet - Crackdown on blogs seems limited

Rebecca talked to Isaac Mao and writes down what the so-called registration drive of websites and weblogs in China means. As so often, the situation is a bit more complicated than the outside world expected and the term "crackdown"does not seem to be justified. Hosting in China still has its drawbacks, to adopt a blog is still a much needed action. But the large number of "crackdown stories" seem overdone, to put it midly.
Still traveling an mainly relying on 'strange'computers and had no time yet to listen to the podcast with Isaac.