China Drafts Rules to Make Online Platforms More Accountable for Cyberbullying

China’s top cyberspace watchdog is seeking public comment on new draft rules that would make online platforms more accountable for curbing cyberbullying, after a growing number of cases exposed their ineffectual and slow response in managing abusive content.

Online service providers should fulfill their main responsibility of managing content while establishing a sound system for “governing” violent content on the internet, according to the draft rules released Friday by the Cyberspace Administration of China.