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China Launches Campaign to Regulate 'Negative' Social Media Content

China CracksLaunches DownCampaign onto Regulate 'Negative' Social Media Content

Published SEP 26 2025

China Launches Campaign to Regulate 'Negative' Social Media Content

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Above: The Xiaohongshu Technology Co. logo at the company's headquarters in Shanghai, China on Sept. 15, 2025. Image credit: Raul Ariano/Bloomberg/Getty Images

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Office of the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission Global Times

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