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China Watchdog Intensifies Scrutiny of Online Content – SCMP

CAC calls on internet platform operators to establish strong content review teams and increase training for employees


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Increased regulatory scrutiny of internet platforms last year resulted in effective curbs against the “chaos” of celebrity fan culture, fake news and other issues online, the report said. Photo: Reuters

 

The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) pledged to deepen efforts to monitor, review and clean up online content in the world’s biggest internet market this year, following an aggressive campaign in 2021 to remove information that the state deems harmful or inappropriate, the South China Morning Post reported.

Increased regulatory scrutiny of internet platforms last year resulted in effective curbs against the “chaos” of celebrity fan culture, fake news and other issues online, the report said, citing CAC vice-minister Sheng Ronghua from a statement published by the internet watchdog on Thursday. The CAC called on internet platform operators to establish strong content review teams and increase training for these employees.

 

Read the full report: The South China Morning Post

 

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Jim Pollard

Jim Pollard is an Australian journalist based in Thailand since 1999. He worked for News Ltd papers in Sydney, Perth, London and Melbourne before travelling through SE Asia in the late 90s. He was a senior editor at The Nation for 17+ years and has a family in Bangkok.