2015-10-27
Netizens surf the web at an Internet cafe in China’s Zhejiang province in a file photo.
AFP
China’s media regulator on Tuesday issued new rules pledging to crack down on its citizens’ reception of overseas television and Internet content, to protect “national security.”
In a recent directive, the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (SAPPRFT) ordered provincial and regional government, police departments, and judicial agencies at all levels to “strike hard” at any form of illegal television or Internet content and equipment.
It listed 81 content providers offering Continue reading