China Plans to Crack Down on Online Videos

CHINA PLANS TO CRACK DOWN ON ONLINE VIDEOS
[SOURCE: Washington Post, AUTHOR: Min Lee and Michael Liedtke]
China has moved to restrict online videos, including those posted on video-sharing Web sites, to state-controlled sites and to require those Internet providers to delete and report some content. It wasn't clear how the new rules would affect YouTube and other Web sites based in other countries that are available in China. A spokesman for San Bruno, Calif.-based YouTube said the restrictions "could be a cause for concern, depending on the interpretation."
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