The Cyberspace Department investigates and deals with illegal cases of Tencent QQ endangering the physical and mental health of minors in accordance with the law
Recently, in response to the existence of a large amount of illegal information such as pornography in the "Small World" section of Tencent QQ platform, which poses a threat to the physical and mental health of minors, the National Cyberspace Administration guided the Guangdong Provincial Cyberspace Administration to lawfully interview relevant personnel of Tencent. In accordance with Article 117 of the "Law on the Protection of Minors", administrative penalties were imposed, ordering a 30 day suspension of information updates in the "Small World" section, confiscation of illegal gains, and a fine of 1 million yuan.
There is a large amount of pornographic traffic information in the "Small World" section of Tencent QQ platform. Some users induce minors to make bad friends, implement sexual temptations, recruit minors to play games, seriously infringe on the legitimate rights and interests of minors, endanger their physical and mental health, and violate Article 80 of the Law on the Protection of Minors.
The internet information department will continue to focus on illegal and irregular issues that seriously infringe upon the legitimate rights and interests of minors and harm their physical and mental health. It will increase the law enforcement efforts and public exposure frequency of websites and platforms that repeatedly make mistakes, and strive to create a healthy and safe online environment for minors.
The Cyberspace Department has made a penalty decision! QQ: Sincerely accept and resolutely execute
Announcement
Today, the Cyberspace Administration made an administrative penalty decision on the QQ Small World functional section. We sincerely accept and resolutely implement this.
We have comprehensively carried out the rectification work of functional sections such as QQ Small World in accordance with the requirements of the Internet Information Department. Through multiple means such as technological upgrades and platform reporting and inspection, we have increased efforts to promote community ecological governance, and severely cracked down on verified harmful and harmful information.
We firmly resist harmful and harmful information and have been continuously combating it through multiple means such as technology and manual inspections. The youth mode within the QQ Small World functional section strengthens content security through exclusive content pools and information filtering mechanisms.
A healthy and clear content ecology is the foundation of development. We will comprehensively strengthen and upgrade the content security of functional sections such as QQ Small World from various dimensions such as mechanism and technology, and create a clearer network environment.
September 13, 2023