Beijing platforms purge housing misinformation after regulatory summons
( December 18, 2025, 05:13 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex summary: Major digital platforms in Beijing have removed more than 17,000 pieces of illegal or objectionable housing-related content by Dec. 12 after being summoned by regulators over market misinformation, according to a municipal government statement. Platforms had also shut down more than 2,300 property-related accounts and livestream rooms and deleted over 100 fraudulent posts, while real estate brokerages Lianjia, Woiwojia and Maitian screened about 1.3 million online listings and took down more than 480 noncompliant entries. The cleanup followed a joint meeting on Dec. 5, when Beijing regulators summoned social media platforms Douyin and RedNote, recruitment app 58.com, Taobao’s resale app Xianyu, and brokerages including Lianjia, Woiwojia, Beike and Maitian, according to the Beijing Municipal Housing and Urban-Rural Development Commission. In a statement released on Wednesday, the regulators said some self-media accounts had undermined the city’s housing market by stoking fear, spreading false information and circulating fake property listings. Statement follows (Chinese). ...
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