Average Chinese who usually avoid confrontation with the government are taking advantage of a public comment period of a draft Internet regulation to express their frustration with intensified blocking of foreign websites.

A government website posted the draft regulation, which would tighten oversight of Internet domain names, on March 25. While few expect officials to meaningfully change the regulation in response to what they hear, online users like Lily Wang have flocked to the site to click the “oppose” button.

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