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China will ban all software and hardware that blocks Internet advertisements:
In a document published by China's Commerce Bureau [in Chinese], the People's Republic of China laid out the framework for a new Internet policy advertising law that will take effect September 1. This new Internet policy contains some radical changes to China's existing Internet guidelines, such as a blanket ban on ad-blocking. The new policy also pushes significantly stricter advertising guidelines, however, which could make it more beneficial to both users and companies.
Under China's new Internet Policy article XVI, all software and hardware that intercepts, filters, covers, fast-forwards or in any way prevents an advertisement from being viewed is prohibited. The policy explicitly points out that ad-block capability in email clients is also prohibited, as is network-level hardware that that may contain ad-block features. In our reading of the document, it would appear China is doing this to encourage what it would consider fair economic development of the Internet.
The new advertising laws do make some attempts to protect individual users from certain types of advertisements. For example, advertisements for prescription drugs and tobacco products are banned, and any products designed for pharmaceutical purposes must be reviewed by China's advertising agency before they can be put online. Advertisements are also required to be clearly marked, and they cannot be disguised as other content in an attempt to trick users into clicking them. Pop-up ads will be restricted to clearly display their location, and they must contain a clearly marked close button so as not to trick users.
This is good news for anybody seeking to hack Chinese Internet users.
(Score: 1) by dadical on Saturday July 23 2016, @04:16AM
Why don't you just ban ads?
(Score: 2, Interesting) by anubi on Saturday July 23 2016, @04:38AM
Why don't you just ban ads?
For the very same reason ad-blocker bans won't work either.
The thing that puzzles me so is why do governments get off passing law that only encourages people to disregard it?
The first step to anarchy is to train people to disregard law.
If one is going to pass law, it better be one the public supports.
This one makes as much sense as passing a law forbidding swatting mosquitoes.
Makes one wonder just how far lawmakers are disconnected from reality... and just how badly they need a reality check.
"Prove all things; hold fast that which is good." [KJV: I Thessalonians 5:21]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 23 2016, @08:26PM
It's really simple, have a law that everybody breaks and then you can selectively enforce it to get rid of undesired elements in your society.
(Score: 1) by anubi on Monday July 25 2016, @05:26AM
It's really simple, have a law that everybody breaks and then you can selectively enforce it to get rid of undesired elements in your society.
It sure seems that is what "they" are up to. Make us all violators of law, then punish those who "they" please.
"Prove all things; hold fast that which is good." [KJV: I Thessalonians 5:21]