China gamifies censorship and surveillance with national internet law quiz
(2023/12/05)
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- News link: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2023/12/05/china_gamifies_censorship_and_surveillance/
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China has introduced a program designed to make propaganda fun – an online knowledge competition that poses questions about the rules of proper socialist internet use and other cyber matters.
Late last week, the [1]Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) outlined the topics for the quiz, which focus on current "hot topics" and laws and ideals it feels need publicizing.
"The content of the competition covers dozens of laws and regulations in the internet field such as Xi Jinping's thoughts on the rule of law, the constitution, the civil code, the cyber security law, the data security law, the personal information protection law, and the regulations on the internet protection of minors," announced the CAC (via machine translation).
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This is not the first year for the quiz, which the CAC refers to as a "national internet laws and regulations knowledge cloud competition." However, the 2023 version is billed as improving on previous years by providing "richer, more comprehensive and more accurate learning content."
[3]Dirty dancing grabs the attention of China's cyberspace regulators
[4]Beijing freezes social media service for a month for letting kids see smut
[5]China outsources censorship to web giants to break the fake news business model
[6]Beijing wants to make the Great Firewall of China even greater
Chinese [7]state media claimed that on the first day of the program 450,000 residents of the Middle Kingdom applied to be part of the competition and 1.42 million questions were answered. The competition carries on throughout the month of December.
"By participating in answering questions, everyone has a deeper understanding and understanding of internet laws and regulations, which will help to further improve network security awareness, enhance the ability to surf the internet in accordance with laws and regulations, and jointly create a clear cyberspace," enthused state-sponsored media.
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Hebei Province, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, and Shaanxi Province are reportedly ranked among the top three areas with respondents to the quiz. ®
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[1] http://www.cac.gov.cn/2023-11/29/c_1703099971989889.htm
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[3] https://www.theregister.com/2023/11/02/china_internet_regulations_fines_minors/
[4] https://www.theregister.com/2023/09/14/chinese_government_shuts_off_social/
[5] https://www.theregister.com/2023/07/12/china_attacks_the_fake_news/
[6] https://www.theregister.com/2023/07/17/great_firewall_even_greater/
[7] http://m2.people.cn/news/default.html?s=MV8xXzQwMTMxNTg4XzQ1ODE2MF8xNzAxNjc1MDQw&from=sohu
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[9] https://whitepapers.theregister.com/
Late last week, the [1]Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) outlined the topics for the quiz, which focus on current "hot topics" and laws and ideals it feels need publicizing.
"The content of the competition covers dozens of laws and regulations in the internet field such as Xi Jinping's thoughts on the rule of law, the constitution, the civil code, the cyber security law, the data security law, the personal information protection law, and the regulations on the internet protection of minors," announced the CAC (via machine translation).
[2]
This is not the first year for the quiz, which the CAC refers to as a "national internet laws and regulations knowledge cloud competition." However, the 2023 version is billed as improving on previous years by providing "richer, more comprehensive and more accurate learning content."
[3]Dirty dancing grabs the attention of China's cyberspace regulators
[4]Beijing freezes social media service for a month for letting kids see smut
[5]China outsources censorship to web giants to break the fake news business model
[6]Beijing wants to make the Great Firewall of China even greater
Chinese [7]state media claimed that on the first day of the program 450,000 residents of the Middle Kingdom applied to be part of the competition and 1.42 million questions were answered. The competition carries on throughout the month of December.
"By participating in answering questions, everyone has a deeper understanding and understanding of internet laws and regulations, which will help to further improve network security awareness, enhance the ability to surf the internet in accordance with laws and regulations, and jointly create a clear cyberspace," enthused state-sponsored media.
[8]
Hebei Province, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, and Shaanxi Province are reportedly ranked among the top three areas with respondents to the quiz. ®
Get our [9]Tech Resources
[1] http://www.cac.gov.cn/2023-11/29/c_1703099971989889.htm
[2] https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?co=1&iu=/6978/reg_offbeat/legal&sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&tile=2&c=2ZW8C2tPFTgGmjQUGB07cJgAAAJY&t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0
[3] https://www.theregister.com/2023/11/02/china_internet_regulations_fines_minors/
[4] https://www.theregister.com/2023/09/14/chinese_government_shuts_off_social/
[5] https://www.theregister.com/2023/07/12/china_attacks_the_fake_news/
[6] https://www.theregister.com/2023/07/17/great_firewall_even_greater/
[7] http://m2.people.cn/news/default.html?s=MV8xXzQwMTMxNTg4XzQ1ODE2MF8xNzAxNjc1MDQw&from=sohu
[8] https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?co=1&iu=/6978/reg_offbeat/legal&sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&tile=4&c=44ZW8C2tPFTgGmjQUGB07cJgAAAJY&t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0
[9] https://whitepapers.theregister.com/
Re: Question 7, which of the following is true?
Sorry that handle is already taken.
I think you've been reading the North Korean edition
Re: Question 7, which of the following is true?
Benegesserict Cumbersomberbatch
Yes. And the Russian one. And the Iranian one. And...
Sora2566
Well, at least it's not another cringy song...
My answer
Rikki Tikki
1. What Xi Jinping thinks is the law, is the law.
Do I win?
Re: My answer
Benegesserict Cumbersomberbatch
Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, to give it its full name.
Long words bother me.
Office of the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission
t245t
[1]Office of the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission
Cyberspace isn't supposed to be Central, it's supposed to be distributed, unless it's hosted in the NSA Cloud.
[1] http://www.cac.gov.cn/2023-11/29/c_1703099971989889.htm
Question 7, which of the following is true?
1. My parents must be frequently observed in case they are Western running dogs.
2. I must keep a portrait of our Dear Leader in every room.
3. I must admit to my thought crimes at least once a month.
4. All of the above.