Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Chinese Journalists Restricted in Use of Social Media Content

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Authorities in China have clamped down on journalists' use of what has become one of their biggest sources of news: the country's popular social media websites. Under new rules, journalists must verify reports in social media before publishing them. The Cyber Administration of China has punished some major news websites this year, including Sina, ifeng and 163.com, because they "fabricated stories," the official Xinhua news agency said. Cyber authorities had already...

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