The Cyberspace Administration of China introduced changed rules on regulating online comments on Wednesday, in an effort to tighten the grip on online content scrutiny.
The amendments come into force on December 15 and will require account operators to buff up the review and management of online comments, instructing them to report illegal and undesirable information to the regulator. The moderators will also be required to evaluate the credibility of the account posting the comments.
The change in regulations comes after China urged platforms in June to penalize commenters who wrote "illegal or bad content," following its pledge to start paying more attention to improper short video platforms.
