China To Control All Video Content


Free speech it’s definitely not. From January 31, according to a notice from the Chinese State Administration of  Radio, Film and Television, all Net video sites available to Chinese World Wide Web users will have to be licensed by the state and can

display only permitted composition.
 
In its notice, published in translation by Vnunet, the body

stated,
 
"Those applying for Web audio-visual service [licences] must at the same instance be solely state-owned enterprises or enterprises whose shares are controlled by the state. Those who supply Net video services should insist on serving t

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