China drafts new regulations on cyber violence governance, including AI-generated content in the regulatory scope

TechFlow news, July 29, according to TNW reports, the Cyberspace Administration of China released draft rules on cyberbullying governance on July 29 and opened them for public comment. The draft requires platforms to establish cyber violence content detection classifiers, provide users with "one-click protection" features, and implement blacklist management and regular reporting mechanisms for violating accounts. Notably, the draft explicitly includes AI-generated deepfake images and synthetic harassment text within the scope of regulation. Q&A platform Zhihu has responded in advance by restricting the use of anonymous accounts.