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BEIJING, Sept 20 — China’s internet regulator said today it would take “disciplinary and punitive measures” against popular apps Weibo and Kuaishou for highlighting celebrity news and “undesirable” content, extending a crackdown on social media platforms.<\/p>\n

The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said the measures would include “summonses for interviews, injunctions to correct breaches within a specified period, warnings and strict sanctions against those responsible”.<\/p>\n

It gave no further details about punishments.<\/p>\n

The announcement followed similar action taken by the CAC last week against the Instagram-like Xiaohongshu, known as Rednote in English.<\/p>\n

Chinese authorities require social media platforms to use moderation, with content strictly controlled to avoid anything deemed to be too subversive, vulgar, pornographic or generally harmful.<\/p>\n

The CAC criticised Weibo and Kuaishou for “failing to fulfil their primary responsibility” in separate but almost identical statements today.<\/p>\n

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It singled out rankings for the most popular searches on the two apps and “particularly content that over-hypes the activities of celebrities, as well as trivial posts”.<\/p>\n

The CAC accused Weibo of “damaging the online ecosystem” and Kuaishou of contributing to the excessive spread of celebrity content deemed “frivolous”.<\/p>\n

There was no immediate comment from either platform.<\/p>\n

The Weibo microblogging platform allows users to post text and photos, with content generally focused on current events.<\/p>\n

The company said in March that it had 591 million active users monthly.<\/p>\n

The TikTok-like short video app Kuaishou said at the start of this year it had more than 730 million monthly active users. — AFP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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BEIJING, Sept 20 — China’s internet regulator said today it would take “disciplinary and punitive measures” against popular apps Weibo and Kuaishou for highlighting celebrity news and “undesirable” content, extending a crackdown on social media platforms. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said the measures would include “summonses for interviews, injunctions to correct breaches within…<\/p>\n

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