China Sets New Rules On Internet News

Posted by Zonk on Monday September 26, 2005 @12:24AM from the automatic-for-the-people dept.

auckland map writes "China set new regulations on Internet news content which ban the spreading of any news with content that is against national security and public interest. Established news media needed permission to run a news Web site, while new operators had to register themselves with government information offices. This move further widens a campaign of controls Chinese government has imposed on web sites, communication, leisure and businesses." From the article: "The state bans the spreading of any news with content that is against national security and public interest ... [internet news sites] must be directed toward serving the people and socialism and insist on correct guidance of public opinion for maintaining national and public interests."

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Holy crap! by HangingChad · 2005-09-26 00:34 · Score: 1, Funny

The Republicans are running China!

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Is the difference so big? by Anonymous Coward · 2005-09-26 00:40 · Score: 2, Funny

In China it's one party. In US it's Military Industrial Complex and it's entertiment division (washington).

Ah yes. Whe have Michael Moore, they have Jackie Chan.
Shouldn't the category be by edgr · 2005-09-26 01:15 · Score: 2, Funny

"They're rights online" I can't imagine too many Chinese would be able to get onto Slashdot.
Let me be the first to say by tiggles · 2005-09-26 01:16 · Score: 4, Funny

Let me be the first to say [No Carrier]

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