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China turns censorship crackdown efforts to podcasts and audiobooks

on Jul 5, 2019 | 0 comments

By Shawn Lim

China has begun a crackdown on podcasts and audiobooks for the first time as it aims to clean up the pornographic content found in them.

Having previously concentrated its efforts on cleaning up social media platforms, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) has announced that it has taken 26 audio apps to task for failing to keep “public order and good customs”.

According to The South China Morning Post, the CAC also removed audiobooks of horror novels that contained zombies and posthumous marriage, accusing them of spreading “historical nihilism”. Voice-based social apps have also not been Read full story ›

Source: The Drum