China Consolidates Regulation of Online Audio/Video
From the OpenNet Initiative...
The latest ‘innovation’ in Chinese legal regulation of the Internet targets online audio and video content. Effective January 31, 2008, the Provisions for the Management of Internet Audio and Video Programming Services build on previous Measures issued by broadcast media regulator SARFT (State Administration of Radio, Film and Television) issued in June 2004. The tone and substance of these regulations appear to be a further refinement of the government’s attempt to create a sustainable ‘walled garden’ of domestically vetted Chinese language content. While many of the established strategies to control online content have been extended here, these regulations could also represent a considerable tightening of a rapidly commercialized (and frequently fascinating) online space.
Some of the tweaks include...
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The latest ‘innovation’ in Chinese legal regulation of the Internet targets online audio and video content. Effective January 31, 2008, the Provisions for the Management of Internet Audio and Video Programming Services build on previous Measures issued by broadcast media regulator SARFT (State Administration of Radio, Film and Television) issued in June 2004. The tone and substance of these regulations appear to be a further refinement of the government’s attempt to create a sustainable ‘walled garden’ of domestically vetted Chinese language content. While many of the established strategies to control online content have been extended here, these regulations could also represent a considerable tightening of a rapidly commercialized (and frequently fascinating) online space.
Some of the tweaks include...
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