China releases new rules on personal data exportsAuthorities said the framework aims to protect personal information rights and promote the secure and efficient cross-border flow of data, ...
17 Oct, 2025, 03.59 PM IST
Chinese regulator summons ByteDance, Alibaba's platforms over content violationsChina's cyberspace regulator has summoned ByteDance's Toutiao and Alibaba's UCWeb due to content violations. The platforms are penalized fo...
23 Sep, 2025, 08.40 PM IST
China to review TikTok-related tech exports in accordance with law, official saysChina will not reach a deal with the US at the expense of its own principles and Chinese companies' interests, said the country's top trade...
15 Sep, 2025, 09.16 PM IST
China's crackdown on 'wealth-flaunting' social media puts pressure on influencers to echo the party lineChinese regulators crack down on social media influencers flaunting wealth, contrasting with US mental health concerns. The campaign target...
25 Jun, 2024, 12.52 PM IST
Huawei, Alibaba among firms seeking Chinese deepfake approvalsThe firms, according to a list published on Friday by the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), are seeking the approvals to comply wit...
01 Sep, 2023, 03.57 PM IST
Huawei, Alibaba among companies seeking Chinese generative AI approvalsChina's cyberspace regulator has received 110 applications from Chinese technology companies such as Huawei and Alibaba for approvals relat...
01 Sep, 2023, 02.39 PM IST
China deletes 1.4 million social media posts in crackdown on 'self-media' accountsThe Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said it had closed 67,000 social media accounts and deleted hundreds of thousands of posts bet...
27 May, 2023, 06.24 PM IST
China's cyber watchdog wants 'affectionate' ties with domestic internet firmsThe CAC was among Chinese regulators which in late 2020 launched an unprecedented crackdown on the country's internet firms.
19 Aug, 2022, 10.54 AM IST
China's WeChat shuts Bloomberg's financial news accountTencent-owned WeChat said it had received "complaints" about Bloomberg's "Daybreak" account, which posts global market updates, reports Sou...
08 Jul, 2022, 03.59 PM IST
China to restore Didi to app stores soon as this weekChinese regulators are preparing to wrap up their investigation into Didi Global Inc. and restore the ride-hailing giant’s main apps to mob...
06 Jun, 2022, 01.49 PM IST
Chinese crackdown on tech giants show signs of easing; Alibaba, Baidu, JD.Com surgeBaidu, JD.com, and Alibaba shares gained in the premarket trading because Chinese-run news outlets stated that the government might end the...
29 Apr, 2022, 10.10 PM IST
Weibo fined by Chinese regulator for publishing illegal informationThe Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said Weibo had violated a cybersecurity law on the protection of minors as well as other laws ...
14 Dec, 2021, 10.32 AM IST
China passes new personal data privacy law, to take effect November 1The law's passage completes another pillar in the country's efforts to regulate cyberspace and is expected to add more compliance requireme...
20 Aug, 2021, 10.51 AM IST
China widens clampdown on overseas listings with pre-IPO review of firms with large user dataThe security review will put a focus on risks of data being affected, controlled or manipulated by foreign governments after overseas listi...
10 Jul, 2021, 12.45 PM IST
After Didi, China launches cybersecurity probe into more US-listed firmsThe announcement comes a day after the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) ordered a suspension of app downloads for Chinese ride-hail...
05 Jul, 2021, 10.41 AM IST
China shuts down 133 accounts in WeChat for distorting history of Communist PartyChina has shut down 133 accounts on its hugely popular mobile messaging app for distorting Chinese history and the history of the ruling Co...
20 Jan, 2015, 05.49 PM IST
- Chinese media slams Google for politicising cyberspace row
Chinese official media said Google's efforts to bring about change in local Internet rules was "ridiculous". Google-China spat | Significan...
22 Mar, 2010, 10.00 PM IST