In fresh regulatory move, China tells tech giants to stop blocking rivals' links

China's Internet is dominated by a handful of technology giants which have historically blocked links and services by rivals on their platforms. - Reuters

BEIJING (Reuters): China fired a fresh regulatory shot at its tech giants on Monday (Sept 13), telling them to end a long-standing practice of blocking each other's links on their sites or face consequences.

The comments, made by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) at a news briefing, mark the latest step in Beijing's broad regulatory crackdownthat has ensnared sectors from technology to education and property and wiped billions of dollars off the market valueof some of the country's largest companies.