The China Netcasting Services Association (the "CNSA") issued the Detailed Rules on Content Censorship Criteria for Online Short Clips (the "Rules") onto its official website on January 9th, 2018. The Rules include 100 criteria for censorship that specify content that is prohibited in online short clips. The Rules set forth 21 restrictions involving the language, performance, subtitles and backgrounds of online short clip programs as well as titles, names, comments, bullet-screen comments, emojis and other items associated with online short clips.

The 21 restrictions include content that attacks China’s political and legal system; disrupts the government; damages China’s national image; harms the image of China’s revolutionary leaders, heroes and martyrs; leaks state secrets; destabilizes society; distorts or demeans valuable ethnic culture and traditions; advocates feudal superstitions and contravenes the spirit of science; promotes unhealthy, negative and decadent outlooks and values; or displays violence, bloodshed, depraved acts, horror scenes, etc.

 (Source: ThePaper.cn)