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SARFT chills out?Posted by Jeremy Goldkorn, November 24, 2008 6:18 PM
 SARFT is the government regulatory agency responsible for controlling broadcast media, film and more recently online video websites such as Tudou.com and Youku.com. It's a conservative organization, and the process of getting appproval for films, TV series and video websites is arduous and complicated. Your correspondent has more than once heard people in the media business, in the midst of a frustrating bureaucratic process, complain "What are they smoking?" Well, now we know. The image above is a screen shot of the URL address bar and 'favicon' of the website of SARFT's Committee of Science and Technology . Thanks to MN for tip off. Links and Sources
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Comments on SARFT chills out?
This is seriously funny.
You've got to wonder what they were thinking when they decided on this symbol. Good find.
Censor-millia!
SARFT employees needs to stop bogarting the seeds that I'm sending (metaphorically speaking of course. I would never do that in RL)
"This is seriously funny.
You've got to wonder what they were thinking when they decided on this symbol. Good find." - Josh
Or what they were smoking.;)
But you'd think that if they were actually smoking it, they'd have more of a sense of humor and appreciation of irony. Perhaps someone should tell them it's not to be used as an enema. Then maybe we'll see some changes.
Funny!
@jg...I thought what they really needed was an enema
Forward....
Probably exectly what they need.
They should spread that around and maybe more govt agencies would sort themselves out...
Bob Marley would be proud....
As am I.