Official Response
The State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television issued a directive on 30 March 2009 to highlight 31 categories of content prohibited online, including violence, pornography, content which may "incite ethnic discrimination or undermine social stability". According to reports the instruction follows the official embarrassment over the rise of the "Grass Mud Horse" phenomenon.
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