Here is some fine satire: what it might look like if a dictatorship were to disseminate its media censorship instructions over the internet. I mean, it must be parody, mustn’t it?

From the State Council Information Office: All websites, particularly those with video and audio channels, are to look for and delete the song Meat Pancake […]

From the Central Propaganda Department: Media are not to hype questions about housing rationing in […] Village […]. Related information should use information from […] authorities as the standard. Do not give independent interviews or commentary.

From the Central Propaganda Department: Do not report on the case of tax evasion by […] in […].

From the State Council Information Office: Regarding reports on the trial over the case of […] “crime leak”, only repost copy from the […] News Agency. Strengthen surveillance of news comment posts, on-line forums, blogs, microblogs, and other interactive spaces. Delete harmful information in a timely manner.

From the State Council Information Office: Websites are not to report or hype the story At […] Petrol, Alcohol purchased at sky-high prices. Reports that have already been posted must be deleted immediately. On-line forums, blogs, micro-blogs, and other interactive spaces are not to circulate the story. Delete harmful information meant to attack the Party, government, and social system.