[Save this photo]National Cyberspace Administration: It is planned to “review the content of the comments before posting”, verify the user’s real identity information and carry out “credit evaluation” – China Digital Times

On June 17, the Cyberspace Administration of China issued the “Regulations on the Administration of Internet Thread Commenting Services (Revised Draft for Comments)” to solicit public comments.

The public can submit feedback before July 1, 2022 by email or letter:

1. Email comments to:[email protected]。
2. Send your comments by letter to: Network Social Work Bureau, Cyberspace Administration of China, No. 11, Chegongzhuang Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100044, and please indicate on the envelope “Comments on Internet Thread Comment Service Management Regulations”.

The following is the full text of the Regulations:

Provisions on the Administration of Internet Thread Commenting Services (Revised Draft for Comments)

– Article 1 In order to regulate the management of Internet threading and commenting services, safeguard national security and public interests, and protect the legitimate rights and interests of legal citizens and other organizations, according to the “Internet Security Law of the People’s Republic of China”, “Measures for the Administration of Internet Information Services”, “Network Information Content” These regulations are formulated in accordance with laws and regulations such as the Regulations on Ecological Governance and relevant national regulations.

– Article 2 The provision and use of commenting services within the territory of the People’s Republic of China shall abide by these regulations.

The term “post comment service” as mentioned in these regulations refers toInternet sites, applications, and other website platforms with public opinion attributes or social mobilization capabilities，Provide users with published text, symbols, emoticons, pictures, audio and video and other information in the form of posting, replying, leaving a message, “barrage”, etc.service.

– Article 3 The national network information department is responsible for the supervision, management and law enforcement of the national thread comment service. The local network information department is responsible for the supervision, management and law enforcement of the post and comment service within its own administrative area.

Internet informatization departments at all levels shall establish and improve supervision and management systems that combine daily inspections and regular inspections, and regulate the service behavior of posts and comments on various website platforms in accordance with the law.

– Article 4 Thread comment service providers shall strictly implement the main responsibilities of thread comment service management, and perform the following obligations in accordance with the law:

(1) According to “Backstage real name, front desk voluntary“Principle, to authenticate the real identity information of registered users,Do not provide post comments services to users who do not verify their real identity information。

(2) Establish and improve the user’s personal information protection system. The processing of user’s personal information shall follow the principles of legality, legitimacy, necessity and integrity, publicize the personal information processing rules, and inform the processing purpose, processing method, type of personal information processed, and storage period of personal information. and other matters, and obtain the consent of the individual in accordance with the law, unless otherwise stipulated by laws and administrative regulations.

(3) Those who provide the service of commenting on posts in the form of “barrage” shouldProvide the corresponding static version of the information content on the same platform and page at the same time。

(4) Establish and improve information security management systems such as post comment review management, real-time inspection, emergency response, and report acceptance, etc.The content of the comment information on the thread will be reviewed first and then posted.discover and deal with illegal and bad information in a timely manner, and report it to the network information department.

(5) To innovate the management method of comments and comments, develop and use the information security management technology of comments and comments, and improve the ability to deal with illegal and bad information; timely discover the risks such as security defects and loopholes in the comment service, take remedial measures, and report to the Internet. letter department report.

(6) Equipping a review and editing team suitable for the scale of services to improve the professional quality of review and editors.

(7) Cooperate with the network information department to carry out supervision and inspection work in accordance with the law, and provide necessary technical and data support and assistance.

– Article 5 If a thread commenting service provider with public opinion attributes or social mobilization ability goes online with new products, new applications, and new functions related to thread comments, it shall conduct a security assessment in accordance with relevant state regulations.

– Article 6 Thread comment service providers shall sign a service agreement with registered users, specifying the service and management rules for thread comments, as well as the rights and obligations of both parties, such as the publishing authority and management responsibilities of thread comments, fulfilling the obligation to inform relevant Internet laws and regulations, and developing Civilized online education.

– Article 7 Thread comment service providers shall conduct standardized management of thread comment service users and public account producers and operators in accordance with the user service agreement. Thread comment service providers shall take warnings, refuse to publish, delete information, restrict functions, suspend account updates, close accounts, prohibit Re-registration and other disposal measures, and keep relevant records; for public account producers and operators who fail to fulfill their self-management obligations, resulting in illegal and bad information content in the follow-up process, they should take warnings, delete information, delete information, and Periodically limit the post comment function until it permanently closes the post comment function, suspend account updates, close accounts, prohibit re-registration and other disposal measures, and keep relevant records and report to the Internet Information Department in a timely manner.

– Article 8 Thread comment service providers shallEstablish a user-level management system, conduct credit assessments on users’ post comments, determine service scope and functions based on credit levels, blacklist users who are seriously untrustworthy, stop providing services to blacklisted users, and prohibit It opens an account by re-registering and other methods to use the post and comment service。

– Article 9 Users of the Thread Comment Service shall abide by laws and regulations, follow public order and good customs, promote the core socialist values, and shall not publish information content prohibited by laws and regulations and relevant national regulations.

– Article 10 Public account producers and operators shall perform the responsibility for self-management of the content of comments on posts, strengthen the review and management of the content of comments on accounts, timely discover illegal and bad information in the comments on posts, and take necessary measures such as reporting and active disposal. measure.

– Article 11 Public account producers and operators may apply to the thread comment service provider in accordance with the user service agreement to obtain independent management rights such as reporting, deleting illegal and bad comment information, and voluntarily closing the account thread comment function. The thread comment service provides should provide relevant technical support.

– Article 12 Post comment service providers, post comment service users and public account producers and operators shall not infringe upon the legitimate rights and interests of others by publishing, deleting, recommending post comment information, or interfering with the presentation of post comment information. seek illicit gain. It is not allowed to disseminate information by means of software, employment of commercial institutions and personnel, maliciously interfere with the normal order of thread comments, and mislead public opinion.

– Article 13 Thread comment service providers shall establish and improve the public complaint reporting and appeal system for illegal and bad information on thread comments, set up convenient complaint reporting and appeal portals, and promptly accept and handle complaints, reports and appeals related to thread comments.

If the user of the post comment service has any objection to the processed post comment information, he has the right to file a complaint with the post comment service provider, and the post comment service provider shall check and deal with it in accordance with the user service agreement.

The national and local network and information departments shall, according to their duties, supervise and inspect the implementation of the acceptance of reports and appeals.

– Article 14 If the thread comment service provider does not implement the main responsibility of the thread comment service management, and there is a relatively large security risk or a security incident occurs, the national and local cybersecurity and informatization departments shall, in accordance with relevant laws and regulations, take warnings, notify criticism, Measures such as fines, suspension of post comments, and suspension of services.

– Article 15 These regulations shall come into force from the date of 2022.