Chinese Media Ordered Not to Cover Upcoming Bitcoin Conference
Chinese media outlets have been issued censorship instructions by government authorities, mandating that no coverage be provided for the upcoming Global Bitcoin Summit, a Beijing-based digital currency conference to be held this weekend, 10th-11th May. The instructions, leaked online by California-based media outlet China Digital Times, provide evidence that the Chinese government is looking to limit information on bitcoin in the media. Perhaps most notably, however, the released statement suggests new guidelines for domestic reporting on bitcoin in the future have also been issued: "All....
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