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China: Closed consultation on draft regulations on cyber violence

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Closed consultation on draft regulations on cyber violence

On 6 August 2023, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) closed its consultation on the draft regulations on cyber violence. The draft regulations provide a definition of online violence as any illegal or harmful information including insults,…

Scope

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

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2023-07-07
in consultation

On 7 July 2023, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) opened a consultation on the draft reg…

2023-08-06
processing consultation

On 6 August 2023, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) closed its consultation on the draft…

2023-12-25
adopted

On 25 December 2023, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) adopted the Regulations on the Go…

2024-06-14
in grace period

On 14 June 2024, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC)’s Regulations on the Governance of On…

2024-08-01
in force

On 1 August 2024, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC)’s Regulations on the Governance of O…