Where is CGTN blocked?
CGTN is blocked, restricted or age-gated in 5 countries and territories — 3 complete bans and 2 partial restrictions in total.
North Korea
Turkmenistan
United Kingdom
Ofcom revoked CGTN's United Kingdom broadcast licence on 4 February 2021, finding that licence-holder Star China Media had no editorial responsibility for the channel's output, and it refused to transfer the licence to China Global Television Network Corporation because that body is ultimately controlled by the Chinese Communist Party — which United Kingdom broadcasting law does not permit.
United States of America
CGTN was compelled to register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act in February 2019 and had its congressional press passes revoked. In February 2020 the State Department designated it one of five Chinese state media entities treated as foreign missions — a status normally reserved for embassies and consulates — requiring it to report staff names, turnover and property holdings to the Office of Foreign Missions. The designation carries no restriction on what CGTN may publish.
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