China: Implemented revised Interim Regulations on the Administration of Internet Culture including content moderation regulation

On 12 December 2017, the revised Interim Regulations on the Administration of Internet Culture were adopted and implemented by the Ministry of Culture. Under the Regulations, entities carrying out commercial Internet cultural activities in China are prohibited from providing cultural products that oppose the fundamental principles in the Constitution; damage national unity, sovereignty or territorial integrity; compromise national security, divulge national secrets, subvert national power or damages national unity; incite hatred or racial discrimination or damage national customs and habits; propagate heretical teachings; propagate cults or superstition; disseminate rumours, disturb social order or disrupt social stability; propagate obscenity, gambling, violence, or incite the commission of crimes; insult or slander a third party or infringe upon the lawful rights and interests of a third party; endanger public morals or local culture; or include other content prohibited by laws or administrative regulations. Internet cultural entities are required to take organisational measures, such as employing appropriate professionals, to ensure that such their cultural products do not include such prohibited content.