pikine's Journal: Bloggers found violating alcohol law in Taiwan

A blogger on sina.com.tw reports (in Chinese, or try AltaVista [coral cached] translation) that municiple government of Taipei and Taichung sent warning letters to blog owners who write about alcohol beverages in their blogs, and that these bloggers may be fined a minimum of NT$100,000 (approx. US$3,000) due to violation of Tobacco and Alcohol Regulation Law in Taiwan. According to the law, writing about alcohol drinks in your blog is considered an advertisement, which is subject to a visible warning message "overconsumption of alcohol is detrimental to health." The overly broad definition of advertisement seems to be the culprit. (Note: blogs are literally called "tribe corners" or simply "tribes" in Taiwan, which in Chinese is assonant to the English word "blog".)

status: rejected

[pikine]

n'er need explanation.