China: Cyberspace Administration of China investigation into Xiaohongshu platform over alleged failure to fulfil information content management responsibilities

Progress

Current status
under investigation
11 Sep 2025 under investigation

Scope

Implementers
China
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

11 Sep 2025
under investigation

Cyberspace Administration of China issued preliminary findings following investigation into Xiaohongshu platform over alleged failure to fulfil information content management responsibilities

On 11 September 2025, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) issued an interim ruling in its investigation of the Xiaohongshu platform. The CAC stated that the platform did not adequately manage information content, citing the frequent placeme…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type interim ruling
Government branch executive
Government body other regulatory body