By MLex Staff ( August 14, 2026, 09:39 GMT | Insight) -- Six online platforms have been grilled by Shanghai’s internet regulator over failures to protect minors from harmful content, as part of a nationwide crackdown aimed at shielding young people from risks tied to online content, interactions and consumption. The Shanghai regulator on Thursday said it recently inspected a group of locally based online video and audio, online literature, gaming, social-networking, e-commerce and AI platforms and summoned six with more serious problems. The findings offer a glimpse into how Chinese authorities are implementing online child-protection regulations as AI services develop rapidly. Six online platforms have been grilled by Shanghai’s internet regulator over failures to protect minors from harmful content, as part of a nationwide crackdown aimed at shielding young people from risks tied to online content, interactions and consumption....
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