New China video censorship
p2pnet news | Politics:- China is today slated to implement new censorship rules to rules to force limiting online video-sharing to state companies, says the Canadian Press.
But not really.
Regulators are afraid of hurting a fast-growing industry. So they’re, "expected to let private operators work around the restrictions," says the story, going on:
"The rules are aimed at expanding a Chinese censorship system that tries to block Internet use to spread dissent while promoting it for business and education."
Communist leaders are, "especially anxious about unflattering video showing up online ahead of the Beijing Olympics in August," says CP, adding sites such as Tudou.com, 56.com and Youku.com say they get as many as 100 million viewers a day, rivalling China’s biggest state TV channels.
However, the "potential for embarrassment" was highlighted in December, "when a female Chinese sportscaster grabbed the microphone at a state television event to announce Olympics coverage plans and accused her husband, also a broadcaster, of adultery," says the story, adding:
"People who follow the industry say they expect companies to be allowed to comply by working out partnership deals with state-owned newspapers or TV stations."
Also See:
Canadian Press - China steps up Internet control with video rules but firms expected to adapt, January 30, 2008
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