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posted by cmn32480 on Tuesday June 12 2018, @08:26AM   Printer-friendly
from the glimpse-behind-the-Great-Firewall dept.

The Globe and Mail covers an unpublished Chinese censorship document revealing sweeping effort to eradicate online political content.

Chinese authorities have tightened their grip on the country's online broadcasting platforms, banning a long list of content – everything from tattoos to religious proselytizing, violations of "mainstream values," flirtatious dancing, images of leaders and Western political critiques – as the government seeks to stamp out any venue that could be used for dissent or behaviour it considers obscene, according to an unpublished censorship directive obtained by The Globe and Mail.

The meteoric growth of online video services in China has offered a vibrant venue for creativity and, occasionally, obscenity and political protest – unleashing a daily riptide of user-made cat videos, pranks and glimpses of everyday life. Hundreds of millions of people in China watch short video clips and live-stream video every month.

Chinese authorities have responded with strict new rules, ordering online broadcasters to eradicate a wide range of content, according to the document obtained by The Globe, which is entitled "Management requirements for live service information and content."

The document is being used as a master guideline for content blocking by some of the country's most-used video sites, multiple sources in the industry told The Globe. It began circulating early this year, and is believed to have been issued by the powerful Cyberspace Administration of China, China's central Internet authority, which did not respond to requests for comment.

Comments from Amnesty International and other organizations are included. The document outlines ten basic categories of banned content and provides insight into the Chinese government's goals.


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday June 13 2018, @02:20AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday June 13 2018, @02:20AM (#692192)

    What empty cities would they be? It's just as untrue as the interesting times quote, but everyone still believes both.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday June 13 2018, @01:52PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday June 13 2018, @01:52PM (#692328)

    The empty cities are real. Don't be a lazy null. google it.