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Chinese President Xi Jinping Says Internet Must Be 'Clean and Righteous' (reuters.com)

Posted by msmash on from the that's-what-Xi-said dept.

The internet must be "clean and righteous" and vulgar content must be resisted in the field of culture, Chinese President Xi Jinping told a meeting of senior propaganda officials, state media said on Wednesday. From a report: The government has been tightening controls over internet content as part of what it says are efforts to maintain social stability, taking on "vulgar" and pornographic content as well as the unauthorised dissemination of news. The moves come amid a broader clamp-down targeting online content from livestreams and blogs to mobile gaming, as the country's leaders look to tighten their grip over a huge and diverse cultural scene online popular with China's youth. Speaking at a two-day meeting, attended by officials from major state media outlets and the internet regulator, Xi said propaganda efforts needed to be put front and centre, the official Xinhua news agency said. "Uphold a clean and righteous internet space," the report cited Xi as saying. China shut as many as 128,000 websites that contained obscene and other "harmful" information in 2017, Xinhua reported in January, citing government data.

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  1. Clean and righteous, right on! by llamalad · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now, what's his email address?

    And does anyone know a good goatse mirror?

    1. Re:Clean and righteous, right on! by alvinrod · · Score: 4, Funny

      While you're at it, tell him that the communist party needs a rebranding. Lemon Party sounds catchy.

      And if there's anything that will help clean thoughts of Tank Man from the minds of people, it's definitely tub girl.

  2. Re:Unauthorised dissemination of news by DontBeAMoran · · Score: 4, Funny

    I think you a word.

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    #DeleteFacebook
  3. Re:Remember the Puritans! by Type44Q · · Score: 3, Funny
    I've read a lot of accounts of WWII and have never come across that version; sounds pretty cool, though.

    Is it French??

  4. Re:Interesting. by lgw · · Score: 3, Funny

    So you think walking into the woods pantless with a baby pig and a jar of honey is OK?

    That pig is a liar!

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    Socialism: a lie told by totalitarians and believed by fools.
  5. Re:And anyway... by serviscope_minor · · Score: 4, Funny

    Pornography is not dirty.

    Dude, you need to find better porn.

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    SJW n. One who posts facts.