CHINA-INTERNAL: PROPAGANDA CONTROLS

The Cyberspace Administration of China on January 27, 2018 ordered Sina Weibo, one of the country's largest social media platforms, to temporarily shut down several portals for spreading content that allegedly contradicts Chinese values. The content targeted in the internet watchdog's order included rap music, celebrity gossip, dirty jokes and crude cartoons. The social media platform said it complied with the order and accepted criticism about "harmful content" circulating on its service. The targeted portals included a trending topics search site and a page that allowed users to ask celebrities questions about their personal lives. Weibo, a Chinese microblogging platform akin to Twitter, is expected to leave the portals offline for a week as part of the government order.

(Comment: China today has 735 million registered internet users according to figures from the UN International Telecommunication Union.)






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