Only healthy and civilized news
I understand the temptation…the desire…to have only the good news on television and on the internet. The problem with “healthy and civilized” is that someone’s denifition has to be used. I’m willing to bet that plenty of things I would think are “healthy and civilized” wouldn’t be considered so in China. From an AP story out of Bejang, Audra Ang writes:
China Wants Only ‘Healthy’ News on Web
China said Sunday it is imposing new regulations to control content on its news Web sites and will allow the posting of only “healthy and civilized” news.
The move is part of China’s ongoing efforts to police the country’s 100-million Internet population. Only the United States, with 135 million users, has more.
The new rules take effect immediately and will “standardize the management of news and information” in the country, the official Xinhua News Agency said Sunday.
Be sure to read the whole article, especially this line:
Authorities in Shanghai have installed surveillance cameras and begun requiring visitors to Internet cafes to register with their official identity cards.
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