China: Announced special action to clean up self-media

On 12 March 2023, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) launched a two-month special campaign to clean up and rectify the alleged problems caused by "self-media", which are independently operated accounts that produce original content. The campaign seeks to prevent self-media accounts from posting misleading online information and harmful content, and to crack down on illegal profiting, fraud and counterfeiting.