Security News > 2023 > November > Dirty dancing grabs the attention of China's cyberspace regulators
China's Cyberspace Administration has punished Alibaba-owned search engine Quark and livestreaming platform NetEase for content it deemed vulgar.
Quark was fined ¥500,000 and NetEase was required to suspend updates on a channel specializing in dancing content for seven days.
According to the CAC, Quark search results "Showed a large amount of obscene and pornographic information, and recommended pornographic and vulgar keywords to users."
Meanwhile NetEase was accused of live broadcasting accounts with vulgar words, deeds, and pornographic material as well as linking to such material on its home screen.
The fines came in the week after the regulator announced it would require platforms to do more to protect minors from questionable content, starting on January 1st 2024.
The CAC referred to minors as "Internet natives" who "Use the Internet to facilitate and enrich their study and life" but also "Face multiple risks such as illegal and harmful information infringement, personal information leakage, Internet addiction, and cyber bullying."