China’s short video market may have peaked as total user numbers decline for first time

China’s short video market may have peaked as total user numbers decline for first time

The overall number of short video app users in China reached 1.05 billion at the end of June, about 300 million fewer than the total in December 2023, according to a report on Monday by broadcasting regulator the National Radio and Television Administration and the short video and film committee under the China Federation of … Read more

AI crackdown: China stamps out tech misuse to preserve national literature and ideology

AI crackdown: China stamps out tech misuse to preserve national literature and ideology

Beijing is stepping up its defence of classic literature against AI misuse that it says could undermine and endanger China’s leading ideology. The Chinese government says AI’s “peculiar adaptations” from classic television dramas based on Chinese literature are “highly deceptive”. Like memes, these edited video clips are made largely for laughs and social media traction, … Read more

China cracks down on seeds of cyberbullying after suicides linked to online abuse

China cracks down on seeds of cyberbullying after suicides linked to online abuse

Four Chinese government departments have issued regulations to crack down on cyber violence from its earliest stages, after victims in a number of cases took their own lives. China’s top internet watchdog, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), published regulations aimed at tackling cyberbullying on its website on Friday. The regulations, which were jointly issued … Read more