Friday, August 04, 2017

Access to Information (信息公开)

China’s internet censors play a tougher game of cat and mouse
The New York Times, August 3, 2017
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/03/business/china-internet-censorship.html

Related:
中国强化网络监控 跨国企业忧心忡忡 (China strengthens internet monitoring, multinational corporations concerned)
Radio Free Asia, August 2, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/nu-08022017123706.html

China holds drill to shut down “harmful” websites
Reuters, August 3, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-internet-idUSKBN1AJ1XL

北京网信办遏制追星炒作低俗媚俗 指导微博制定《社区娱乐信息管理规定》 (Beijing Internet Information Office introduces guiding instructions for Weibo “Community Entertainment Information Regulations” to curb celebrity worship publicity and vulgar pandering)
China Huan Qiu, August 3, 2017
http://china.huanqiu.com/article/2017-08/11076954.html

Chinese chatbots shut down after anti-government posts
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 3, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-40815024