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The real thing is not a rumor! ‘Chris Wu’, ‘Zheng Shuang’ and ‘Zhang Zehan’ are on the official ‘blacklist’ for a lifetime ‘comeback’.

On Nov. 23, the Cyberspace Administration of China announced it had created a “blacklist” to prevent the distribution of content related to celebrities or net idols. that supports distorted values: unusual aesthetics. Rumors are corrupt and content that induces fan clubs to become insanely crazy about famous celebrities or content that perpetuates the trend that celebrities with a history of breaking the law or corrupt morality will return to the industry again

same day The China National Association of Performing Arts has released its ninth notification list for the livestream sector. There are 88 net idols in the list, with the name of ‘Chris Wu’ or ‘Wu Yi Fan’ (吴亦凡) A Canadian Chinese superstar charged with rape ‘Zheng Shuang’ (郑爽) A popular former actress who was fined for tax evasion and a young star. ‘Zhang Zehan’ (张哲瀚) who used to visit Yasukuni Shrine which is considered to hurt the minds of the Chinese people Because the shrine is said to worship the spirits of Japanese soldiers and war criminals during the World War.

Earlier, internet regulators had announced The previous eight ‘notification lists’ from 2018 consisted of a list of 358 celebrities. All members of the China National Association of Performing Arts were instructed to boycott the people named on the list.

The names 86-88 from the 9th edition of the Black List were Wu Yifan, Zhengshuang, and Zhang Zehan respectively.
The announcement from the China Cyber ​​Administration outlines 15 measures that can be divided into four main areas. To manage how to present information on the online world about celebrities, divided into content direction presentation of information Account Management and mechanisms for building public opinion

For this latest announcement is a clear boundary or decisive line in the rules of the global communication network order.

Celebrities shouldn’t convince fans to raise money illegally. or inciting The “fan wars” in the announcement also added that any celebrities who have committed immoral or illegal acts will be blocked off the opportunity to return to a career in the entertainment industry.

It also stated that the cyber administration office will support the positive content of artists. and blacklisted to ban content about celebrities promoting unusual beauty aesthetics. Fluttering disgraceful rumors and causing fans to become obsessed with celebrities, leading to the disclosure of other celebrities’ personal information in violation of

Wu Yifan or Kris Wu, source: Weibo
Zhuwei (朱伟), a communications researcher at China University of Political Science and Law, said: as a public figure Celebrities have a distinct social identity. and influencing public opinion Therefore, they must be socially responsible and have high moral standards as well. The list was released to let celebrities and other famous people know that the most important thing about being a public figure is respecting the law and being ethical.

Zhuwei also called on online platforms to be held accountable for information that could frustrate society or create controversy, such as infringing on the privacy of celebrities. or that celebrities break the law and fan controversy, these matters must be included in the surveillance system.

Announcement from the Cyber ​​Security Administration is trending on Weibo. (Social media in China) and has reached 60 million views, netizens have come to express their opinions. Some say they should censor and punish groups that gossip or trade celebrity information on social media. Some have urged agencies to investigate which actors were the ones supporting Hong Kong or Taiwan’s independence.

in Sept. Chinese online platforms have previously pledged to tackle derogatory content and create guarantees to keep erring stars from re-entering the industry. All of these are part of the Chinese government’s amendments to the entertainment industry.

Zhang Zehan, who was previously found to have opened a spare Weibo account.  Until there was a rumor that it might have been unbanned  Returned to the blacklist and did not return to the industry. Source: Weibo
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China to establish negative list on entertainment, issues celebrity warning list to avoid distorted values
The ninth batch of online anchor warning list announced Wu Yifan, Zheng Shuang and other 88 people are on the list

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