From March 1, online user accounts impersonating people or organizations, including those of foreign heads of state will be illegal, as the Cyberspace Administration of China moves to enforce real name registration of online accounts.
The purpose of the registration system is apparently to stop the flow of ‘rumors’ online, an act that is classified as a criminal offence in China. The CAC website stipulated that accounts impersonating any government body or foreign leaders such as Barack Obama or Putin.
Meanwhile, the Supreme People’s Court has ruled that records from micro-blogs and online chatting platforms can be used as evidence in civil cases.
The Civil Procedure Law has been amended to clearly state that messages, images and audio-visual materials are now admissible as evidence by the civil courts.
Source: ifeng.com
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Who decides what specific acts fall under "The Nine Sins" (Google translation), my lawyer? (A) Violation of the Constitution or laws or regulations ; (B) jeopardize national security, leaking state secrets, subverting state power , undermining national unity ; (C) harm national honor and interests , harm the public interest ; (D) to incite ethnic hatred , ethnic discrimination, undermining national unity ; (E) Undermining national religious policy , promoting cults and feudal superstition ; (F) spread rumors , disturb public order or disrupt social stability ; (G) spreading obscenity , pornography, gambling , violence, homicide, terror or instigate crimes ; (H) insult or slander others , against the legitimate rights of others ; (I) containing other contents that laws, administrative regulations prohibit.
Feb 05, 2015 19:56 Report Abuse
it also depends on if you are a foreigner or a local, and on how powerful your guanxi is.
Feb 05, 2015 22:28 Report Abuse
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