SARFT to ban Internet slang on screen and ads

廣電總局禁止熒屏“網絡用語”

Use of Internet slang and non-standardized Chinese on media programs and advertisements will be banned.

使用網絡語言等非標準國家通用語言的影視節目及廣告將被禁止播放。

According to a notice issued in late November by State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, use of words, terms and proverbs and other phrases must follow standardized rules in the Chinese language.

廣電總局11月底發布一項通知，要求各類廣播電視節目和廣告必須嚴格按照規范寫法和標準含義使用國家通用語言文字的字、詞、諺語和其他短語。