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[/news/china/index.html China] has launched a crackdown on influential mobile internet browsers in a bid to block 'bad information‘ deemed 'unfit for Socialist values'.<br>Major mobile apps are also banned from using 'illegal' independent reporting and  [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/blog/kinh-nghiem-du-lich-tour-phuong-hoang-co-tran-tu-a-den-z.html phượng hoàng cổ trấn] sensational headlines,  [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/blog/kinh-nghiem-du-lich-tour-phuong-hoang-co-tran-tu-a-den-z.html kynghidongduong.vn] the country's cyber watchdog said in a notice on Monday. <br>The authority said it would carry out a 'rectification' of web browsers operated by eight Chinese technology firms,  [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/blog/kinh-nghiem-du-lich-tour-phuong-hoang-co-tran-tu-a-den-z.html phượng hoàng cổ trấn] including Huawei and Alibaba, to regulate what officials called 'chaos' of information-sharing.<br>           China has launched a new crackdown on influential mobile internet browsers in a bid to regulate what the officials called 'chaos' of information-sharing. In this file photo, a woman looks at her mobile phone as she waits to cross a street in Beijing on October 21<br>   RELATED ARTICLES  [# Previous] [# 1] [# Next]     [/news/article-8883793/Child-killer-sentenced-death-PPE-murdering-girlfriends-toddler-son-China.html  At least he won't die of covid: Child killer dons face mask,...] [/news/article-8879791/China-close-world-domination-Europe-wake-danger-German-spy-chief-says.html  China is close to 'world domination' and Europe must wake up...] [/news/article-8879507/US-arms-sales-Taiwan-China-impose-sanctions-American-companies-weapon-deal.html  China unveils revenge sanctions on US firms including Boeing...] [/news/article-8883785/Coronavirus-Wuhan-doctor-42-skin-turned-dark-COVID-19-treatment-makes-recovery.html  Wuhan doctor, 42, whose skin turned dark due to coronavirus...]    <br><br><br><br>Share this article<br>Share<br>46 shares<br><br><br>China's strict internet censorship rules have been tightened numerous times in recent years and particularly during the coronavirus outbreak.<br>WeChat, one of [/news/china/index.html China]'s most popular social media apps, started to [/news/article-8073679/Chinese-app-Wechat-started-censor-coronavirus-related-messages-January-1-reports-reveal.html filter messages about the][/news/coronavirus/index.html coronavirus] a week before officials acknowledged the virus in January, according to a March report by the Toronto-based research group Citizen lab.<br>In June, a Chinese state newspaper, The Beijing News, was [/news/article-8463329/Chinese-state-media-outlet-punished-publishing-stories-deemed-misleading-officials.html banned from posting on one of its social media accounts due to its coverage] on the local [/news/coronavirus/index.html coronavirus] outbreak in the city of Beijing.[/news/coronavirus/index.html  ]<br>In the latest crackdown, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) has told firms operating mobile browsers that they have until November 9 to conduct a 'self examination' and rectify problems. <br>         [https://www.sportsblog.com/search?search=China%27s%20strict China's strict] internet censorship rules have been tightened numerous times in recent years and particularly during the coronavirus outbreak. Pedestrians are pictured donning face masks to prevent catching the coronavirus while crossing a road in Beijing on October 21<br>         The [https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=us&tbm=nws&q=country%27s country's] top cyber authority said it would carry out a 'rectification' of web browsers operated by eight Chinese technology firms, including Huawei. A Chinese man is seen in this file picture walking past a Huawei billboard at the PT Expo in Beijing on October 14<br>The problems include the spreading of rumours, the use of sensationa[ 'For some time, mobile browsers have grown in an uncivilised way ... and have become a gathering place and amplifier for dissemination of chaos by "self-media",' the CAC said, referring to independently operated social media accounts, many of which publish news.<br>'After the rectification, mobile browsers that still have outstanding problems will be dealt with strictly according to laws and regulations until related businesses are banned.'<br>The mobile apps are banned from showing content deemed as against Socialist core values, such as 'illegal' independent reporting, sensational headlines and celebrity gossip. A woman browses her phone as she visits a hospital with a child in Wuhan, Hubei on March 13<br>China has ramped up its internet censorship during the coronavirus outbreak. A man and a woman are pictured chatting while looking at a mobile phone in Beijing on October 21<br>The campaign will initially focus on eight of the most influential mobile browsers in China, including those operated by Huawei, Alibaba's UCWeb and Xiaomi, it said.<br>Others include the QQ platform owned by Tencent, Qihoo-owned 360, Oppo and Sogou.<br>Huawei's browser unit said in a statement on Tuesday it would conduct a comprehensive self-examination and clean-up in line with the regulator's requests, and would also place strict controls over 'self media' accounts.<br>Xiaomi and UCWeb declined to comment, while Tencent, Oppo, Sogou and 360 did not immediately respond to requests for comment.<br>Legislation introduced in recent years by China include measures to restrict media outlets, surveillance measures for media sites and rolling campaigns to remove content deemed unacceptable.<br>data-track-module="am-external-links^external-links"> Read more: mp.weixin.qq.com...][ mp.weixin.qq.com...]<br><br><br><br>DM.later('bundle', function()<br>DM.has('external-source-links', 'externalLinkTracker');<br>);