Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefChina announced further steps to control celebrity fan culture, which regulators say has become “chaotic.” The moves came as one of China’s most prominent stars Vicki Zhao Wei was scrubbed from the internet and another star, female actor Zheng Shuang was embroiled in a tax scandal.The Cyberspace Administration of China on Friday issued a pair of connected notices.
In one, it said that it would take punitive action against the spread of harmful information in celebrity fan groups. Discussion channels may be shut down.In the second move, the CAC announced draft regulations for internet recommendation algorithms.
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