China: Published Results in Qinglang Life Service Platform Information Content Rectification

On 8 January 2024, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) published the results of the operation of Qinglang Life Service Platform Information Content Rectification. The CAC investigated violations on 20 different life service platforms, including chat and dating platforms, online shopping, search engines and job recruitment. The CAC announced that, since the beginning of the Operation, more than 7.9 million pieces of illegal information and 1.7 million accounts had been removed, 562 websites had been closed down, and 201 applications had been blocked. As part of its measures, the CAC took ordered the closure of platforms diverting offline illegal activities. Specifically, massage businesses using sexually suggestive content were closed. The CAC also focused on e-commerce platforms using provocative poses and explicit content for marketing. Additionally, platforms were fined for displaying illegal information. As a result of the Qinglang Operation, website platforms actively conducted self-inspections and closed inappropriate channels.