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English to Become the Official and Obligatory Language of the Internet

By Daniel

The Central Authority for Internet Control (CAIC) announced today that they plan to make English the official and obligatory language of the Internet, and that by 2010 all the web pages should already be using English exclusively.

The objective of this regulation is to make the access to information universal and convergent. Owners of websites that currently display information in other languages will have two years to translate all their content, else they risk getting shut down. Here is a quote from the spokesman, of the central authority:

Currently the different languages used on the Internet make it difficult both for search engines and human users to find and company information across different sources. We know that the migration towards a English-based web will present challenges, but we believe that it is a move in the right direction.

Personally I think that this is a stupid regulation. They will force people to translate their web pages? What if someone does not know English? There are many problems involved with it, as you can see. Time will tell if they will managed to make this effective or not.

If you have a website that is not in English, however, it would be a good idea to start talking with your hosting provider to see if they will comply with the new regulation. If so you will need to start translating your pages as soon as possible.

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Full post as published by Daily Writing Tips on April 01, 2008 (boomark / email).