Thursday, April 12, 2018

Access to Information (信息公开)

山东退休教授孙文广遭监控 退休待遇或将取消 (Retired university professor in Shandong punished for criticizing CPC online)
Radio Free Asia, April 11, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-04112018110121.html

新疆网络风声鹤唳 多名少数民族汉族网民被处罚 (Multiple netizens in Xinjiang detained for spreading “terrorism videos” and “political rumours”)
Radio Free Asia, April 11, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ql1-04112018105956.html

China just shut down a Reddit-like community
Inkstone, April 11, 2018
https://www.inkstonenews.com/society/china-shuts-down-neihan-duanzi-app-improper-content/article/2141253

Related:
Tech shame in the “New Era”
China Media Project, April 11, 2018
http://chinamediaproject.org/2018/04/11/tech-shame-in-the-new-era/

抖音暂时关闭直播、评论功能 回应称将全面整改 (Douyin, short-video social media platform, temporarily suspends live-streaming, comment functionality to “improve content review standards”)
Economic Daily, April 11, 2018
http://www.xinhuanet.com/finance/2018-04/11/c_129848402.htm

微博开展涉未成年人违规违法内容专项清理行动,持续三个月 (Sina Weibo bans “vulgar” videos of minors for 3 months)
Sina Weibo Administrator, April 11, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2070437