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China Orders Sites to Halt Original News Reporting

By CircleID Reporter
July 26, 2016, 12:35 am PDT Views: 5,140 Add Comment

“China Clamps Down on Online News Reporting,” reports Andy Wong of Associated Press via New York Times: ” China has ordered several of the country’s most popular internet portals to halt much of their original news reporting… [O]n Monday, several news organizations reported that the Beijing office of China’s internet regulator, the Cyberspace Administration of China, ordered the websites of a number of the companies, including Sina, Sohu, NetEase and Phoenix, to shut down or ‘clean up’ several of their most popular online news features.”

— “The government is now considering ways to exert a more direct form of influence over the country’s online media institutions.” Bloomberg News / July 25: “In recent months, Chinese authorities have held discussions with internet providers on a pilot project intended to pave the way for the government to start taking board seats and stakes of at least 1 percent in those companies.”

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