Authorities tighten rules for online news providers
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CHINA is tightening the rules for online news portals and network providers.
New regulations, released by the Cyberspace Administration of China yesterday, extend restrictions on what news can be produced and distributed by online platforms.
The rules, which come into effect on June 1, apply to all political, economic, military, or diplomatic reports or opinion articles on blogs, websites, forums, search engines, instant messaging apps and all other platforms that select or edit news and information, the administration said.
All such platforms must have editorial staff who are approved by the national or local government Internet and information offices, while their workers must get training and reporting credentials from the central government, the administration said.
Editorial work must be separate from business operations and only public funds can be used to pay for any work, it added.
Under the rules, editorial guidance measures used for the mainstream media will be applied to online providers to ensure they adhere to the Party line, such as requiring “emergency response” measures after disasters.
The rules also stipulate that a domestic business that wants to set up a joint venture with a foreign partner, or accept foreign funding, must be assessed by the State Internet Information Office.
Also yesterday, the administration released a set of rules that, from June 1, will require “network providers and products” used by people who might touch upon “national security and the public interest” to go through a new round of security reviews.
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