China Bans Online Media From Publishing Reports
China has banned online media from publishing unverified content, especially from the social media, after the country's internet regulator punished some major websites that fabricated stories this year.
China has banned online media from publishing unverified contents, specially from the social media.
Online media basing news reports on contents made on social media must verify them before publication, China's Internet regulator said yesterday.
News websites must accredit these sources, and they are banned from fabricating stories or distorting facts, according to a notice issued by the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
The CAC has punished some major websites which have fabricated stories this year, including sina.com, ifeng. com,...