China steps up control of online, media content
From the Associated Press
China is tightening control over its online music and game industries, ordering distributors to submit all imported products for approval by official censors, the government said.
The moves come amid official efforts to step up control over the Internet and other media, both to shield Chinese companies from competition and to suppress material deemed politically sensitive, violent or sexually graphic.
The rules apply to websites and mobile phone companies that distribute music, the ministry said.
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