China toughens rules on Internet news
New restrictions on Internet news content in China are aimed at controlling an increasingly independent society that is demanding more rights protections, reports and analysts said.
I thought the days of censoring news and or speech was over but this latest report tells of the contrary…
The new rules issued Sunday by the State Council, Chinas cabinet, require Internet operators to re-register their news sites and police their sites for content that can endanger state security and social order.
The rules are the latest in Chinas efforts to keep unhealthy content like pornography and anti-government reports off the Internet and the newest building block in what has come to be known as the Great Firewall of China.
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