The 4th China Internet Security Conference (ISC) is held at the China National Convention Center in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 16, 2016. The conference will last till Aug. 17. (Xinhua/Li He)
China's Internet watchdog has vowed to strengthen supervision over new Internet products and functions, including live webcasts and bullet screens.
At a forum in Beijing on Wednesday, the Cyber Administration of China (CAC) proposed eight measures for websites to better manage online information, including better scrutiny of online news products, applications, functions, such as live webcasts and bullet screens, The Beijing News reported Wednesday.
Bullet screens refer to comments that users make while watching videos. The comments shoot across the screen, a barrage of one-line quips like shots fired from a gun.
News websites would be required to develop a list of responsibilities for their chief editors, who should take charge of news content as well as the process that goes with it, according to an announcement on the CAC's official website.
Websites should also build 24/7 duty systems, provide comment management and report replies. In its inspection of eight major commercial websites, the State Internet Information Office found several problems, including information security bugs.
Deputy chief Ren Xianliang said administrative departments and Internet companies should work together to find new methods.
The Beijing Cyberspace Administration shut down some portions of several commercial news portals run by major Internet giants for publishing original articles related to social and political issues in July.
