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Shanghai online platforms begin implementing guidelines to protect minors

( November 29, 2024, 02:32 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Twenty key online platforms based in Shanghai, including Xiaohongshu, Bilibili, Ximalaya and Pinduoduo, are beginning to implement trial compliance guidelines to fulfill obligations to protect minors under China's Regulations on Protection of Minors on the Internet, according to the local Internet regulator. The guidelines provide more detailed guidance about how to fulfill four basic responsibilities: establishing a compliance system; formulating dedicated platform rules; providing a "minor mode;" and conducting impact assessments for the protection of minors online. It also outlines five key compliance areas: regulating online content, protecting personal information, preventing Internet addiction, preventing cyberbullying and social supervision....

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