Category Archives: Media regulation

Cobalt-60 front page story removed from Southern Metropolis Daily

Cobalt-60 radiation source exposed for 48 days in Guangzhou; authorities recall front-page story.

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Say goodbye to anonymity on the Internet. Again.

The Ministry of Culture wants to regulate the Internet, which has become an important part of society.

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New rules for foreign financial news wires: Q&A with David Wolf

David Wolf answers Danwei’s questions about new rules for foreign financial information providers in China.

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How to get around the financial news regulations

Another round in the decade long fight between Xinhua and the foreign financial news agencies.

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SARFT reminds you to avoid celebrity scandals

Another SARFT ban order: no hyping up celebrity scandals

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New rules imposed on Internet video content

SARFT goes after camgirls.

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Youtube not blocked in Beijing

Youtube not blocked in Beijing, March 4 2009.

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Sex and violence in mainland Chinese cinemas

Mou Tun Fei’s The Men Behind the Sun, an exploitation film about Japan’s infamous Unit 731 that because Hong Kong’s first Category III movie, was shown in theaters on the mainland.

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Snags in China’s new ISBN distribution system

Guangdong Province didn’t get its new system up in time for GAPP’s change to a per-book licensing model, so publishers were stymied.

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Law blog provider Fatianxia harmonized

The Fatianxia blog platform gets pulled by Beijing Netcom

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