Chinese social media platform Weibo has been slapped with a CNY 3 million (roughly Rs. 3.5 crore) nice by China’s Internet regulator for repeatedly publishing unlawful data. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) mentioned Weibo had violated a cybersecurity legislation 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 CNY 14.3 million (roughly Rs. 17.05 crore) for the 12 months to November.

The firm, which operates a platform much like Twitter, has been ordered to “immediately rectify and deal with relevant responsible persons seriously,” the CAC mentioned in a press release. Weibo mentioned in a press release it “sincerely accepts criticism” from the regulator and has established a workgroup in response to the penalty. The nice is the most recent in a string of penalties the regulator has imposed on tech corporations this 12 months and comes amid harder oversight of a 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” Internet.

These efforts embrace a crackdown on on-line “fan culture” and banning social media corporations from aggressively selling celebrities, saying they have been a foul affect on younger folks.

Earlier this month, the CAC fined Douban, a well-liked website for reviewing films, CNY 1.5 million (roughly Rs. 1.78 crore) citing “unlawful release of information”.

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