Audiovisual programs should promote “advanced socialist culture” and support the regime, a new regulation says.
Zhou Kexin
China: Posting Comments on Websites Severely Restricted by New Rules
Not only “illegal” but also “negative” opinions are now forbidden. Comparing the 2022 with the previous 2017 regulations shows that censorship will increase.
Doctor Strange Movie Banned in China for “Promoting Falun Gong”
Officially, a few-second-long scene where a kiosk selling “The Epoch Times” is visible is the reason for the ban. Unofficially, there is more.
China: Religion and Dissent Excluded from Live Streaming
A new regulation targets influencers and will also punish jokes about Xi Jinping.
Talent Agents New Regulations: No Agents for Those Active in Illegal Religion
The new rules come into force on June 30 and deprive of agents’ services performers who criticize the CCP, are suspected of ‘separatism,” or follow non-authorized religions.
China: Religion Expelled from the “Secret Room”
Offline games, which also include “Script Killing,” are immensely popular among Chinese youth. A new regulation will forbid references to religion.
Namewee & Kimberley Chen: How Two Singers Defeated the CCP
A song lampooning Chinese propaganda on social networks goes viral and hits nine million views. Beijing is not amused.
CCP: Comics from Korea Should Avoid Promoting “Separatism” or Religion
China enacts guidelines stating that popular Korean manhwa will be banned if they criticize the Communist Party or support “illegal” religion.
Zhou Kexin
Uses a pseudonym for security reasons.