China Tightens Content Controls on Social Media Influencers

China is tightening controls on independent content creators in its latest regulatory guidelines for tech companies.

Online platforms must take timely action to monitor and suspend user accounts that spread false information or weigh in on hot-button topics in a harmful manner, among other steps required by the Cyberspace Administration of China in a notice published on Monday. The thirteen guidelines, which were dated from last week, did not outline specifics about the type of content that would be considered illegal or harmful, but said that it is the responsibility of platform providers to strengthen their management of these so-called self-media accounts.