Company representatives told to rectify offending content, punish those who allowed it to be published, Beijing Internet Information Office says. Watchdog also orders comments function to be suspended for a week. — SCMP
Chinese tech firm NetEase has been fined and had the comments function on its news platforms suspended for allowing them to carry views and opinions deemed inappropriate, censors said on Saturday.
According to a statement published on WeChat by the Beijing Internet Information Office, the company repeatedly allowed reader comments on news articles that were “in violation of laws and regulations or relevant rules”.
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