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> The CAC also specified what content is forbidden from being published online (link and translation via Google Translate), citing a list from a 2000 bill regul
by stephengillie 9y ago
> The CAC also specified what content is forbidden from being published online (link and translation via Google Translate), citing a list from a 2000 bill regulating Internet information services in China. The list is so broad that it can cover almost anything:
Article 15 of the Measures for the Administration of Internet Information Services stipulates that Internet information service providers shall not make, reproduce, publish or disseminate information containing the following: (1) opposing the basic principles as defined in the Constitution; (2) endangering national security (3) to damage national honor and interests; (4) to incite national hatred, ethnic discrimination and undermine national unity; (v) to undermine national religious policies and to promote cults and (6) spreading rumors, disrupting social order and destroying social stability; (7) spreading pornography, pornography, gambling, violence, murder, terror or abetting a crime; (8) insulting or slandering others and infringing upon others (9) Any other content that is prohibited by laws and administrative regulations.
- thriftwy 9y agoPornography looks like a howler in this list. What's with pornography in China? I understand they make face that they oppose it, but I imagine it's quite impossible to make 1G people not try to push this envelope. How does it work? Are there any articles about state of things?
- baldfat 9y agoSouth Korea also forbid pornography.
- thriftwy 9y agoHow well does it work for them in practice?
- mac01021 9y agoAnecdotally, I've met Chinese college students who thought of pornographic movies as "those Japanese videos".
- malloryerik 9y agoThey don't block anything with ssl, an apparent oversight, and the new administration seems uninterested. Apparently, viewing is not illegal. South Korea also used to have ID verification laws in place for commenting online, but they've been relaxed.
- ekianjo 9y agoi remember visiting cybercafes in China 13 years ago and half of the guys were watching streaming porn. And not hiding.
- simonh 9y agoThings have changed a lot since then. There's been a big official backlash, largely because it was getting so blatant and hard to ignore. Recently the government banned online social media video posts in which young women sensually and provocatively ate bananas. I'll leave the details to your imagination. It was getting to be quite a trend, so the authorities stamped on it. Soon after that the government started requiring he big upload services to manually vet video posts, and put heavy restrictions on broadcast live streams. Simon Hibbs
- em3rgent0rdr 9y agoAn entity making a big deal about prohibiting X is often an indicator that X is widespread.
- oh_sigh 9y agoPerhaps because they are more civically minded, and want what is best for their society and not necessarily individuals.
- computerex 9y agoWait, are you saying that taking away the freedom to express opinions anonymously for fear of persecution is a good thing for the society? Can you possibly be saying that China should be used as the model nation for human rights? Anyone who hasn't been living under a rock would find that hard to do.
- oh_sigh 9y agoI'm responding specifically to the porn ban which the person I was responding to was talking about. And no, I'm not saying that China is a model for human rights. But maxing out your human rights stat doesn't necessarily mean you will develop the best society, or a society that lasts.
- koonsolo 9y agoFor some people, a governement is better at deciding what is best for them. But personally, no governement is better at deciding what is best for me. So it basically depends how your governement treats you. Either as a bunch of children that need to be managed, or as responsible adults that need to take care of themselves. The ideal is somewhere in the middle.
- oh_sigh 9y agoI don't think there is any reason to believe that what individuals want is necessarily best to apply across the board for society as a whole. Even if you really want to sleep with your neighbors wife, it doesn't mean society needs to accept or encourage that action.
- LBarret 9y agoSuch a biased/bad example... This is a private affair, between the wife, the husband and you. It can be a concern for the community but it has nothing to do with the government !!!