Tag Archives: censorship

China’s ‘Sovereign Internet’

China is increasingly seeking not just domestic but international influence over cyberspace.
A new report in People’s Daily interviewed five Chinese experts on Internet security and political thought, including Fang Binxing (credited with creating China’s “Great Firewall”). Continue reading

Minitrue: “Connections Won’t Shield Graft Probes”

The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. The name of the issuing body has been omitted to protect the source.

All websites find and delete the article “Xinhua Commentary on Ling Zhengce’s Fall: Even Connections to the Imperial Court Won’t Save You.” Implement immediately. (June 19, 2014) Continue reading

China’s New Journalism Rules ‘Put Shackles’ on Media

2014-06-19

Chinese journalists interview a relative (C) of passengers on a missing Malaysia Airlines flight in Beijing on March 26, 2014. Continue reading

China launches campaign to cleanse web of terror content

BEIJING Fri Jun 20, 2014 7:18am EDT
(Reuters) – China began a campaign on Friday to purge the Internet of content it says promotes terror and violence, enlisting the aid of major websites, state media said, as the country moves to damp violence in its restive far west. Continue reading

Reading the June 18 media circular

By David Bandurski | Posted on 2014-06-20
There has been some degree of alarmism in the foreign press this week (1, 2, 3) over a (new?) set of restrictions issued by the Chinese government agency overseeing both print and broadcast media in the country. Continue reading

An Exclusive Essay By Ai Weiwei: ‘On Self-Censorship’

Posted: 06/19/2014 9:14 am EDT Updated: 06/19/2014 10:59 am EDT

AI WEIWEI SELF CENSORSHIP

It’s been a bad month for critics of the Chinese government, starting with the flood of arrests ahead of the Tiananmen Square anniversary. Now officials are battling a single man: their longtime opponent, the world-famous artist Ai Weiwei. Continue reading

Censorship storm as YouTube bans Alliance for True Democracy ad

PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 17 June, 2014, 3:36am UPDATED : Tuesday, 17 June, 2014, 9:46am

Ng Kang-chung
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Censorship storm as YouTube bans Alliance for True Democracy ad

Video-sharing website YouTube is facing a political censorship row after Continue reading

Publishers’ group criticizes wholesaler’s new regulations as favoring large media companies

15:27 Jun 11 2014 Germany, European Union
The German working group for mid-sized publishers (AMV) criticized new regulations agreed upon by the national press wholesaler Presse-Grosso, Continue reading