Crackdown on Illegal Short Videos by Chinese Internet Watchdog


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Chinese internet watchdog has launched a three-month campaign since March to crack down on improper and illegal short videos and livestreams. During the campaign conducted by the Cyberspace Administration of China and other related departments, 563,000 illegal livestreaming studios were handled, 2.351 million illegal short videos removed, 120,000 illegal user accounts closed, and 218,600 illegal livestreamers and short video accounts punished. A total of 16 major livestreaming and short video platforms, including Douyin (Chinese version of TikTok), Taobao and WeChat, have been the subject of this campaign, according to the Cyberspace Administration of China on Saturday. During the campaign, cyberspace...