Media Rights Group Condemns New Internet Restrictions in China

媒体权益组织谴责中国新因特网管制

Reporters Without Borders is condemning a Chinese government decision to regulate online videos as part of new censorship restrictions on the Internet. The organization said Thursday the new measures will make it impossible for users to post independent video creations on the Internet without official approval.

Beginning in late August or September, Web sites that broadcast short films will need approval from the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television.

Short videos, often parodies of classic movies or events in everyday life, have grown in popularity in China, as they have elsewhere. But, such films are controversial in China, where the Internet is closely monitored.

记者无国界谴责中国政府决定管制网上视频，作为对互联网新审查限制的一部份。记者无国界组织星期四说，新措施使互联网用户在没有得到官方许可情况下，不可能把独立制作的视频创作放到网上。

从8月底或是9月份开始，凡是播放视频短片的网站，将需要得到国家广播电影电视总局的批准。

像在其它地方一样，常常对经典影片或日常生活细节进行讽刺的视频短片，在中国日益流行。但是，在互联网受到严密监控的中国，这种短片有很大争议。