Company: ZHIHF
Filing Date: 2025-04-15
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0001410578-25-000729
Chunk: 261

Company: Zhihu Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-15
Form: 20-F
Item: Item 4
Chunk 261
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 for providing internet information service within the PRC.

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Regulations Relating to Internet Culture Activities
Internet audio-visual program services are categorized as internet culture business. The Interim Administrative Provisions on Internet Culture, promulgated by the Ministry of Culture on May 10, 2003, and last amended with immediate effect on December 15, 2017, classify internet culture activities into non-commercial internet cultural activities and commercial internet cultural entities. Under the Interim Administrative Provisions on Internet Culture, internet culture activities include: (i) the production, reproduction, importation, distribution, or streaming of internet culture products (such as online music, online game, online program, online series, online performance, online cartoon, etc.); (ii) the dissemination of culture products via internet; and (iii) the exhibitions, competitions, and other similar activities concerning internet culture products. To conduct commercial internet culture activities, the Internet Cultural Business License is a prerequisite.
On April 13, 2005, the State Council promulgated Decisions on the Entry of the Non-state-owned Capital into the Cultural Industry. On July 6, 2005, five PRC regulatory agencies, including the Ministry of Culture, State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, the General Administration of Press and Publications, the NDRC, and the Ministry of Commerce, jointly adopted Opinions on Introducing Foreign Investments to the Cultural Sector. According to these regulations, non-state-owned capital and foreign investors are generally not allowed to conduct the business of transmitting audio-visual programs via information network. In addition, internet cultural business, except for music, remains a prohibited area for foreign investment on the 2024 Negative List.
The Administrative Measures for Content Self-review by Internet Culture Business Entities, which were promulgated by the Ministry of Culture on August 12, 2013 and took effect on December 1, 2013, require internet culture business entities to review the content of culture products and services before providing them to the public. The content management system required to be established by an internet culture business entity shall specify the responsibilities, standards and processes for content review as well as accountability measures, and be filed with the local provincial branch of the Ministry of Culture.
Regulations Relating to Internet Audio-Visual Program Services
According to the Administrative Regulations on Internet Audio-Visual Program Service promulgated by the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television and the Ministry of Information Industry, the predecessor of the MIIT, on December 20, 200