The loading page for Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.'s Taobao application is displayed on an Apple Inc. iPhone in an arranged photograph taken in Hong Kong, China, on Wednesday, July 26, 2017. Alibaba is scheduled to release second-quarter earnings figures on Aug 10. Photographer: Anthony Kwan/Bloomberg
China’s top cyberspace regulators have warned Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and other online services against carrying illicit content, substances and tools to help users circumvent the nation’s Internet content barriers.
The Cyberspace Administration of China on Thursday singled out five services, including Alibaba’s Taobao Internet bazaar, for criticism and ordered them to rectify their problems immediately. Responding to reports from users, it discovered “controlled substances” as well as illegal virtual private network tools – used to access foreign websites – for sale on Taobao, the regulator’s Zhejiang branch said in a post on its WeChat account.
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