Not verified? Not welcomed.

[KitaYama]

A word with admins : If this post counts as politic and not social, feel free to delete it.

China has introduced new rules requiring influencers to hold verified academic or professional qualifications before discussing specialized subjects like medicine, finance, education, or health online.

The Cyberspace Administration of China announced that creators must prove their expertise through university degrees, licenses, or official certifications before addressing such topics. Platforms like Douyin, Weibo, and Bilibili are also required to verify these credentials and ensure that creators disclose sources, AI use, and any dramatized content. Violations can lead to account suspension, closure, or fines reaching up to ¥100,000 (around $14,000).

The new regulation, which took effect in late October 2025, aims to curb misinformation and improve content quality across professional fields.

China tightens the screws: Influencers now need degrees to speak on finance, health, law | Today News

China has rolled out a new law requiring influencers to prove their qualifications before posting about topics like finance, health or law. While officials call it a fight against misinformation, critics see it as a blow to online freedom.

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[The_Doc_Man]

Speaking as a moderator, I find nothing offensive under the site rules - it is a bit of straight reporting and you have not directly targeted any member. No vulgarity, no diminution of any member's reputation. Looks clean to me.

Speaking as a person, WHAT you reported makes a certain kind of sense, but I believe it would have legal barriers to enactment in the USA due to our "free speech" laws. Still... very interesting.

 

[AccessBlaster]

What could possibly go wrong.

 

[KitaYama]

Speaking as a moderator, I find nothing offensive under the site rules - it is a bit of straight reporting and you have not directly targeted any member. No vulgarity, no diminution of any member's reputation. Looks clean to me.

Speaking as a person, WHAT you reported makes a certain kind of sense, but I believe it would have legal barriers to enactment in the USA due to our "free speech" laws. Still... very interesting.

Those who are on social media frequently (me), can see a lot of nonesense posts by influencers for clicks and making money out of views. It's really frastrating. There was a post on instagram by an influencer, saying according to a recent study, women feel better sleeping with their dogs than their hasbands. In no time, the count of views was over 3 million, 2 million likes and 700K comments. You can imagin how the men reacted and how the ladies responded. I can send you hundreds of links to these type of reels daily, only from my feed.
So even this law creates some barrier for freedom of speech, I still think it helps having a healthier social media.

 

[Isaac]

Given the crap-heap that the internet of influencers has become (and thinking of how it's affected my daughter, that every blogger in the world now thinks they are an expert in dermatology, psychology and the like), it could be a good thing. There are some subjects you shouldn't practice unless you actually do practice them, medicine being among them.

While my disdain for Communism prompts me to loathe the restriction, yet another part of me says "that's smart"