According Xinhua,
BEIJING, March 25 (Xinhua) — The Chinese government is to crack down on illegal online map and geographical information websites, claiming they threaten state security, said an official of the State Bureau of Surveyin...
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China cracks down on illegal online map services to protect state security
April 1st, 2008 — aggregate, policy
Tudou, Tangwei and SARFT
March 20th, 2008 — aggregate, policy
From Danwei:
Update: Tudou is back up, 00:05 Beijing Time, 15 March.
The story about online video site Tudou, recently censured by SARFT takes another twist.
Since early this morning, the site has been offline, offering only the foll...
Tudou: online video problems
March 8th, 2008 — aggregate, policy
Source: Danwei
Last night Chinese language portal Netease published an article saying that SARFT had made use of the new online video regulations and ordered popular Chinese video sharing website Tudou to cease operations. The story has been pic...
China to extend ban on foreign cartoons
February 26th, 2008 — aggregate, policy
According to Xinhua News Agency (see website of China Daily), China’s State Administration of Radio, Film and Television bans all foreign cartoons from 5 to 9 p.m. in order to promote domestic product.
China will extend its ban on foreign ...
China bans sale of audio and video dealing with horror and the supernatural
February 25th, 2008 — aggregate, policy
Source: China Media Project, by David Bandurski.
In the latest effort to push a “clean up” the country’s cultural sector ahead of this summer’s Olympic Games, China’s censors aimed their lances today at films containing scenes of horro...
Blogsphere “offically” shared with Olympic Games paticipants now
February 23rd, 2008 — policy, users
Ohmymedia.com has mentioned that perhaps Olympic Games paticipants would be allowed to blogging during the Game period by IOC. Now it came to truth.
The Reuters blog says, Dear athletes, welcome to our world:
So, now it’s official our ...
Online Video Services Allowed to Work Arounds the Restricts in China
February 4th, 2008 — aggregate, policy
New York Times reported on “China Steps Up Internet Video Control“.
The online video regulations co-issued by SARFT and MII, which requires all online video service operated by state owned companies, has officially in effect since Ja...
China Steps Up Internet Video Control
February 3rd, 2008 — aggregate, industry, policy
(Source:New York Times)
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: January 30, 2008
BEIJING (AP) — China will take a new step Thursday to tighten control of the Internet when rules go into force limiting online video-sharing to state c...
Gansu, Ningxia to Start Real-name System for BBS
January 28th, 2008 — aggregate, policy
Source: Southern Metropolitan News, 1/28/08
translated and edited by www.marbridgeconsulting.com
Gansu and Ningxia will soon launch real-name systems for bulletin board system (BBS) administrators and chat room moderators. The new rules wi...
Beijing Mobile to Enforce Real-Name Policy
January 24th, 2008 — aggregate, policy
source: The Beijing Times, 1/24/08
edited by www.marbridgeconsulting.com
Head of China Mobile’s (NYSE: CHL; 0941.HK) Beijing branch, He Ning, has indicated that a real-name registration system is to be implemented this year for the S...
