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China hits Kuaishou with dual actions as digital clampdown expands

By MLex Staff ( September 22, 2025, 07:22 GMT | Insight) -- China's State Administration for Market Regulation has launched a formal investigation into Kuaishou's e-commerce operations, delivering a one-two punch to the social-media giant that was simultaneously reprimanded by the country's Internet watchdog for promoting celebrity gossip on its platform. The twin probes reflect Beijing's intensifying campaign to control digital discourse ahead of both October's National Day celebrations and the Communist Party's Fourth Plenum, where leadership will chart the country's development course through 2030. China's State Administration for Market Regulation, or SAMR, has launched a formal investigation into Kuaishou's e-commerce operations, delivering a one-two punch to the social-media giant that was simultaneously reprimanded by the country's Internet watchdog for promoting celebrity gossip on its platform....

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