From CNET: China's Internet is one of the most censored in the world and faces even fiercer scrutiny thanks to regulations set to take effect in January.
Under the new rules, announced Monday, companies that provide or host music online must examine what's being made available before it's posted to ensure it's appropriate for public consumption, as per China's Ministry of Culture. This means companies like Baidu and Tencent will need to create teams tasked specifically with weeding offensive songs out of their catalogs, the ministry said.
The result could be particularly unfortunate for Chinese fans of hip hop, with authorities having blacklisted dozens of rap songs in August, claiming they promote violence and obscenity.
The tightening control over online music is the latest attempt by the Chinese government to keep the Internet clean of what it deems offensive, pornographic and culturally inappropriate content. The People's Republic is already well known for having a heavily censored Internet, with sites like Facebook, Google and Twitter being blocked behind what's referred to as the Great Firewall of China.
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