China Clamps Down on Internet News, Blogs

From Los Angeles Times


The Chinese government this week announced new steps to control information available on the Internet, saying the regulations were designed to foster “healthy and civilized” news.

Websites and portals will be allowed to distribute only information and opinions published in the state-owned print media. In recent years as computer use has grown, bulletin boards and discussion groups have become vibrant news conduits, often breaking stories that would not have appeared in the staid government media.

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