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China Has an Updated List of 100 Prohibited Topics for Short Videos
Worried about crossing the line while posting in China? Never fear, for Chinese industry group the Netcasting Services Association has posted a helpful list of 100 topics that should never be broached in short videos on apps like Douyin.
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Verification Badges May Actually Encourage Users to Post Fake News, Study Finds
One potential reason for the explosion of hoaxes, political disinformation, and fabricated clickbait on social media in recent years is the goddamn blue checkmarks, according to new peer-reviewed research accepted for publication in the Journal of Management Information Systems.
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Regulators in China Ban Minors From Online Gaming More Than 3 Hours Per Week
Regulators in China are taking their disapproval of youth gaming to the next level with sweeping new restrictions that limit minors to a handful of state-approved online gaming hours a week.
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China Extends Didi’s Ban to 25 Apps Operated by the Ride-Hailing Giant
Chinese regulators on Friday ordered mobile stores to take down 25 more apps operated by the ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing, saying that the apps violated local laws regarding the collection and use of personal user data.