Regulations on the Ecological Governance of Network Information Content
Tuesday, December 20, 2019 2:00 PM
Source: China Netcom
National Internet Information Office Order
Number 5
The Regulations on The Ecological Governance of Network Information Content have been approved by the Office of the State Internet Information Office and are hereby promulgated,
effective From March 1, 2020.
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Article 4 Producers of information content on the Internet shall abide by laws and regulations, abide by public order and customs, and shall not harm the national interest, the public interest or the legitimate rights and interests of others.
Article 5 Encourage producers of online information content to produce, reproduce and publish information containing the following contents:
(1) To publicize Xi Jinping's thought of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era and to interpret the socialist road, theory, system and culture with Chinese characteristics in a comprehensive, accurate and vivid way;
(2) To publicize the Party's theoretical line and policy and the central government's major decision-making and deployment;
(3) To display the bright spots of economic and social development and reflect the great struggle and fiery life of the people;
(4) to carry forward the core values of socialism, publicize excellent moral culture and the spirit of the times, and fully display the spirit of the Chinese nation' high-spirited;
(5) Effectively responding to social concerns, solving doubts and confusing, and analyzing the situation, which will help guide the masses to form a consensus;
(vi) to help improve the international influence of Chinese culture and show the world a truly three-dimensional and comprehensive China;
(7) Other contents that speak the style of responsibility, praise the true goodness and beauty, promote unity and stability, etc.
Article 6
Producers of online information content may not produce, copy or publish illegal information containing the following contents:
(i) opposing the basic principles set out in the Constitution;
(2) endangering national security, disclosing state secrets, subverting state power and undermining national unity;
(3) to damage the honour and interests of the state;
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(8) spreading rumors and disturbing the economic and social order;
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- Article 7 Producers of online information content shall take measures to prevent and resist the production, reproduction and publication of undesirable information containing the following contents:
- (1) the use of exaggerated titles, the content of which is seriously inconsistent with the title;
- (2) speculation, scandals, bad deeds, etc.;
- (3) miscommenting natural disasters, major accidents and other disasters;
- (4) with sexual innuendo, sexual prositist, etc. which is easy to make people have sexual association;
- (5) showing blood, horror, cruelty, etc. that cause physical and mental discomfort;
- (6) Inciting discrimination by the population, regional discrimination, etc.;
- (7) to promote vulgar, vulgar and vulgar content;
- (8) May cause minors to imitate unsafe behavior and violate social morality, induce minors bad habits, etc.
- (9) Other content that has a negative impact on the network ecology.
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