Mainland China has tightened its control over freedom of expression by regulating the browsers on cell phones, including “self media” messages. The State Internet Information Office (SINA) is conducting a “special centralized regulation” of mobile browsers, and eight allegedly influential mobile browsers are included in the first batch of the regulation list, including UC, QQ, Huawei, 360, Sogou, Xiaomi, Vivo, OPPO, etc. The Xinhua News reported that the mobile browsers on the list are required not to publish “self media” messages.
The Beijing News reported that the mobile browsers on the list are required not to publish Internet news information that is illegally collected by the “self media”, not to PUSH all kinds of information published by the “self media”, not to use “out of context”, “false exaggeration”, “attack insult”, “sensational” and other gimmicky titles to speculate on hot and sensitive topics, not to publish “false information” such as “fabrication”, “rehash of old news”, “patchwork editing”, “to catch a glimpse”, not to publish “vulgar”, “bloody” and other undesirable information.
The report quoted the State Internet Information Office official pointed out that from October 27 to November 9, each mobile browser to carry out self-examination and rectification, a comprehensive cleanup of illegal messages, strict control of the “self media” account. At the same time, the “establishment and improvement” of the chief editorial responsibility system, “content review” management norms, and then submit a report to the department. The Internet Telecommunication Department will evaluate the rectification situation, and will seriously deal with the cell phone browser whose problems are still prominent after the rectification, until the relevant business is banned.
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