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Dec 21, 2021 07:42 PM
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China Hauls In New York-Listed Zhihu for Publishing ‘Illegal Information’

What’s new: Cyberspace regulators in Beijing have summoned Quora-like question-and-answer site Zhihu Inc. for repeatedly allowing the publication and spread of what it described as “illegal information” on its site.

At the meeting, which was held at the direction of the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), Zhihu was ordered to immediately rectify the issue, according to a statement (link in Chinese) on Monday by the Beijing municipal cyberspace information office.

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