Published: 16:34, March 15, 2024 | Updated: 17:03, March 15, 2024
China rolls out tasks to foster improved online environment
By Xinhua

Students have computer class at the Jinzhai County primary school in Jinzhai, east China's Anhui province, Sept 3, 2019. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

BEIJING - China has ramped up efforts to better regulate cyberspace, setting a set of 10 rectification tasks for 2024, the Office of the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission said Friday.

As of June 2023, China's internet users had totaled 1.079 billion, according to a report on China's Internet development released by the China Internet Network Information Center

According to the office, the tasks include optimizing the online business environment, cracking down on links to illegal information, and fostering a safer online environment for minors.

Efforts will also be made to rectify misconduct by we-media accounts, specifically focusing on those that fabricate or exploit hot topics, as well as resort to unethical methods to gain followers and generate profits, said the office.

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As of June 2023, China's internet users had totaled 1.079 billion, according to a report on China's Internet development released by the China Internet Network Information Center.