Bluetooth, AirDrop and such file-sharing services are crucial tools in China, where the so-called Great Firewall has resulted in one of the mostly tightly-controlled internet regimes. In recent years, anti-government protesters have often turned to AirDrop to organise and share their political demands. For instance, some activists were sharing anti-Xi Jinping posters using this tool on the Shanghai subway last October - just as the Chinese president was awaiting a historic third term as the country’s leader.
@Venus You may have missed some points when reading, so here are a few quotes.
> The national internet regulator [Cyberspace Administration of China] on Tuesday launched a month-long public consultation on the proposals.
> Proposals unveiled by the Cyberspace Administration of China on Tuesday …
> Phone and app developers who want to continue operating in China will have to play by the new rules - or be culled from app stores, said a software engineer who wanted to stay anonymous.
(Emphasis mine.)
I agree with you in that it paves the way further to George Orwell’s 1984.
Just saying that someone said something is not citing a source. They taught us this in elementary school.
The source is the Chinese government, @kleinheld provided the link, everyone can easily verify that.