Combating ‘malicious’ content in two-month social media crackdown: China’s internet regulator CAC
Representational image only. File China’s top internet regulator announced on Monday (September 22, 2025) a sweeping two-month crackdown on social media, vowing to combat content containing “malicious incitement of conflict” and “negative outlooks on life such as world-weariness.” Beijing requires social media companies to moderate content on their platforms, with posts strictly controlled to avoid…