SHANGHAI: Chinese language social media platform Weibo Corp has been slapped with a 3 million yuan ($470,000) wonderful by China’s web regulator for repeatedly publishing unlawful info.
The Our on-line world Administration of China (CAC) mentioned Weibo had violated a cybersecurity regulation on the safety of minors in addition to different legal guidelines however didn’t give additional particulars.
It additionally mentioned Beijing‘s native our on-line world regulator had imposed 44 penalties on Weibo totalling 14.3 million yuan for the yr to November.
The corporate, which operates a platform much like Twitter, has been ordered to “instantly rectify and take care of related accountable individuals critically,” the CAC mentioned in an announcement.
Weibo mentioned in an announcement it “sincerely accepts criticism” from the regulator and has established a piece group in response to the penalty.
The wonderful is the most recent in a string of penalties the regulator has imposed on tech firms this yr and comes amid more durable oversight of an tightly censored web that has seen new pointers issued for information websites and on-line platforms. Authorities have mentioned they need to promote a “civilised” web.
These efforts embody a crackdown on on-line “fan tradition” and banning social media firms from aggressively selling celebrities, saying they have been a foul affect on younger individuals.
Earlier this month, the CAC fined Douban, a well-liked web site for reviewing films, 1.5 million yuan citing “illegal launch of data”.
($1 = 6.3671 yuan)
The Our on-line world Administration of China (CAC) mentioned Weibo had violated a cybersecurity regulation on the safety of minors in addition to different legal guidelines however didn’t give additional particulars.
It additionally mentioned Beijing‘s native our on-line world regulator had imposed 44 penalties on Weibo totalling 14.3 million yuan for the yr to November.
The corporate, which operates a platform much like Twitter, has been ordered to “instantly rectify and take care of related accountable individuals critically,” the CAC mentioned in an announcement.
Weibo mentioned in an announcement it “sincerely accepts criticism” from the regulator and has established a piece group in response to the penalty.
The wonderful is the most recent in a string of penalties the regulator has imposed on tech firms this yr and comes amid more durable oversight of an tightly censored web that has seen new pointers issued for information websites and on-line platforms. Authorities have mentioned they need to promote a “civilised” web.
These efforts embody a crackdown on on-line “fan tradition” and banning social media firms from aggressively selling celebrities, saying they have been a foul affect on younger individuals.
Earlier this month, the CAC fined Douban, a well-liked web site for reviewing films, 1.5 million yuan citing “illegal launch of data”.
($1 = 6.3671 yuan)
Supply: Times of India