Censorship in Taiwan

Censorship in Taiwan has not existed in Taiwan since 1977, when all censorship was officially eliminated. The media has been allowed to play whatever it wanted as long as it did not slander selected persons. However, in contradiction to the the laws, the Democratic Progressive Party (the ruling party in Taiwan) shut down many television channels citing that they did not pass the "standard". There has been speculation on the fact that the channels that were banned had reported "truthful" stories regarding the government.