The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said in statement the actions to be taken include summoning company representatives, issuing official warnings, and ordering rectifications within a specified time frame.
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The CAC said both platforms failed to fulfill their core responsibility of content management, citing the frequent appearance of problematic entries on their main trending lists, particularly those hyping celebrity gossip and trivial personal updates.
Reporting by Ella Cao, Sam Li and Lewis Jackson; Editing by Tom Hogue