{"id":405687,"date":"2025-09-20T17:20:21","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T11:50:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/chinese-authorities-increase-scrutiny-on-social-media-platforms-kuaishou-and-weibo-heres-what-happened-crypto-news\/"},"modified":"2025-09-20T17:28:22","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T11:58:22","slug":"chinese-authorities-increase-scrutiny-on-social-media-platforms-kuaishou-and-weibo-heres-what-happened-crypto-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/chinese-authorities-increase-scrutiny-on-social-media-platforms-kuaishou-and-weibo-heres-what-happened-crypto-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese authorities increase scrutiny on social media platforms Kuaishou and Weibo: Here&#8217;s what happened &#8211; Crypto News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-index-0\">\n<p>China\u2019s internet regulator has announced disciplinary measures against popular social media platforms Kuaishou Technology and Weibo, citing repeated lapses in content oversight.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-index-1\">\n<h2>China targets Kuaishou and Weibo over content oversight<\/h2>\n<p>The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) revealed on Saturday that its Beijing branch will summon company representatives, issue formal warnings, and require corrective action within a set period.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-index-2\">\n<p>According to the<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"backlink\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.livemint.com\/news\/india\/pm-modi-rides-in-xi-jinping-s-official-car-five-things-to-know-about-china-s-hongqi-l5-sco-summit-11756716121990.html\" data-vars-page-type=\"story\" data-vars-link-type=\"Manual\"> regulator<\/a>, both platforms failed to uphold their fundamental responsibility for managing online content. The CAC highlighted the frequent appearance of problematic posts on trending lists, particularly those promoting celebrity gossip and trivial personal updates, as a key concern.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-index-3\">\n<p>The move reflects ongoing scrutiny from <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"backlink\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.livemint.com\/news\/india\/put-america-first-trump-warns-google-microsoft-to-halt-hiring-in-india-and-china-11753357915309.html\" data-vars-page-type=\"story\" data-vars-link-type=\"Manual\">Chinese authorities <\/a>over social media content, as the government steps up efforts to ensure that online platforms comply with regulatory standards and social responsibility requirements.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-index-5\">\n<h2>iPhone 17 faces early scratching concerns in China<\/h2>\n<p>Meanwhile, in separate news, Apple\u2019s recently released iPhone 17 series has sparked early controversy in<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"backlink\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.livemint.com\/technology\/tech-news\/apple-iphone-17-backlash-china-fans-reportedly-spot-scratches-despite-high-demand-in-asia-11758333676428.html\" data-vars-page-type=\"story\" data-vars-link-type=\"Manual\" data-vars-anchor-text=\"China,\"> China,<\/a> as users shared images showing scratched screens just hours after the devices went on sale.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-index-6\">\n<p>Shoppers in Hong Kong and Shanghai reported noticeable scuffs on the deep blue iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max, with some also spotting marks on the black iPhone Air. The company had promoted the range as having a more robust finish, marking a return to an aluminium frame after several years. Yet, images circulating on Chinese social media platform Weibo on Friday suggested that the new coating may be less resilient than claimed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-index-7\">\n<p>By the afternoon, a related hashtag had attracted more than 40 million views, making it one of the most discussed topics on the platform that day. Apple has yet to respond to the reports.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-index-8\">\n<p>The complaints echo past issues with<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"backlink\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.livemint.com\/technology\/tech-news\/apple-iphone-17-backlash-china-fans-reportedly-spot-scratches-despite-high-demand-in-asia-11758333676428.html\" data-vars-page-type=\"story\" data-vars-link-type=\"Manual\" data-vars-anchor-text=\"Apple\u2019s flagship devices.\"> Apple\u2019s flagship devices.<\/a> The glossy black iPhone 7 drew criticism for scratching easily, the iPhone 6 became infamous for bending under pressure, and the iPhone 4 faced signal problems depending on how it was held.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-index-9\">\n<p>(With inputs from Reuters)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>China\u2019s internet regulator has announced disciplinary measures against popular social media platforms Kuaishou Technology and Weibo, citing repeated lapses in content oversight. China targets Kuaishou and Weibo over content oversight The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) revealed on Saturday that its Beijing branch will summon company representatives, issue formal warnings, and require corrective action within [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":405689,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[40806,529,188,183,40801,40804,297,40800,185,186,1513,40810,13960,20648,17900,40075,40799,187,184,40802,40805,40809,761,189,150,40807,182,190,40803,1272,40808],"class_list":["post-405687","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-technology","tag-aluminium-frame","tag-apple","tag-blockchain-tech","tag-blockchain-technology","tag-cac","tag-celebrity-gossip","tag-china","tag-content-oversight","tag-crypto-technology","tag-cryptocurrency-technology","tag-cyberspace-administration-of-china","tag-device-complaints","tag-iphone-17","tag-iphone-17-pro","tag-iphone-17-pro-max","tag-iphone-air","tag-kuaishou","tag-metaverse-technology","tag-nft-technology","tag-regulatory-action","tag-scratched-screens","tag-smartphone-issues","tag-social-media","tag-soul-bound-token","tag-tech","tag-tech-controversy","tag-technology","tag-token-technology","tag-trending-topics","tag-weibo","tag-weibo-trending"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/405687","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=405687"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/405687\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":405690,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/405687\/revisions\/405690"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/405689"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=405687"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=405687"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=405687"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}