China has some of one of the world's strictest regulations when it comes to information being exchanged over the Internet. Lately, Chinese censors have announced plans of further tightening the rules that govern the distribution of digital news and website contents.

China's Internet censorship arm, the Cyberspace Administration of China, held a meeting earlier this week with state-owned news websites and major commercial firms. The main topic of the meeting was the new rules which are about to be implemented.

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According to China Tech News, the new Chinese censorship guidelines will add nearly a dozen new requirements that affect digital information aggregators as well as distributors in the country. Among the new rules is a requirement for the creation of an editor-in-chief position and the establishment of the 24 x 7 work shift schedule.

The new rules state that the editor-in-chief must assume responsibility for all the news contents that are published on a specific platform. On the other hand, the introduction of the 24 x 7 work shift schedule will make sure that site administrators will be able to block illegal contents being published on the website 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Additionally, Chinese censors are also encouraging websites to improve their respective user registration management standards. Websites have been cautioned to publish only factual news that came from authorized and official sources.

In a speech delivered in April, President Xi Jinping said that websites must take proactive roles in terms of managing and monitoring online news content to make sure that the contents being published online reflect the will of the people.

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