Local wireless network operators need to abide by “correct” political direction
China’s internet regulators have announced a raft of proposed regulations for Bluetooth and Wi-Fi that will see operators of networks that employ the wireless techs required to abide by “correct” political standards.
The Cyberspace Administration (CAC) floated the guidelines on Tuesday, framing them as applicable to operators of “short-distance ad hoc networks” – providers of technologies that might enable local networks to promote non-socialist values or not abide by existing laws.
Operators of such networks are expected to “prevent and resist” the use of their equipment to spread what Beijing deems fake news, and to report such activities to authorities.
