China plans to review every single social media comment, sparking more censorship fears, China News AsiaOne


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China's internet users have expressed concerns that the limited space for free speech in the country will be further eroded if a proposed regulation that requires internet platforms to review every social media comment is passed. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), the country's internet watchdog, on Friday (June 17) published the draft rules, which direct platforms to hire a content moderation team, "commensurate with the scale of the service", to review all user comments and filter out "harmful" ones before publishing. All types of comments - including original posts, replies and real-time comments that appear on top of a...