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China's internet regulator has announced a crackdown on citizen journalism around the country, banning anyone from posting news-related information online without a license.
The move was announced by Zhuang Rongwen, deputy director of the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s central propaganda department, during a Jan. 29 online conference on promoting "orderly communications" on all online platforms, the Cyberspace Administration said in a statement on its official website.
"We must control the source of online texts, and resolutely close any loopholes," Zhuang told the conference. "The standardized management of citizen journalism should be a priority, with increased punishments for offenders and actual teeth for regulators."