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China has introduced a new measure to combat misinformation, requiring influencers sharing information on sensitive topics to hold a degree in that area.

The rule, which came into effect on 25 October under the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), is reportedly aimed at reducing online misinformation and protecting social media users from potentially harmful advice or guidance.

Influencers discussing subjects such as medicine, law, education, or finance must provide proof of their expertise, whether through a professional licence or degree. Platforms including Douyin (China's version of TikTok), Bilibili, and Weibo are tasked with verifying these credentials.

The CAC has also banned advertising for medical products and services, such as health foods and supplements, in an effort to curb promotions disguised as educational content.

So you're saying I can't continue promoting dick pills that might cause people's organs to boil? alex-no-supplements

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[–] happybadger@hexbear.net 105 points 1 week ago

This is the way medical subreddits are run and I like it a lot. You prove your credentials to the mods, they're tagged next to your name, and if a thread becomes something politically/professionally relevant it's restricted to people with tags. The result is that those threads typically have good comment sections without most of the typical reddit bullshit. They aren't stuck re-justifying germ theory to a 10th century peasant with a smartphone or sorting through spam/troll comments.