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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 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 video,...
