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? 
I’m really torn here between “this is unbelievably based and would do incalculable good if applied worldwide, and in fact if this were done in the U.S. 20 years ago we’d be living in an entirely different future” and being big butt mad because I have a lot of opinions and hate being shut up. Also even though i’m just a biology degree dropout that doesn’t mean I know nothin, yknow
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i’m not sure how much of a difference it would make over here, given that higher education is expensive you’d just see a different, nerdier flavor of bougie propaganda
also the fact that college is liberal (No No The Other Liberal) indoctrination
I don’t think this new measure exists to shut up regular folks and not allow them to have an opinion on something. This is clearly targeted at people with large followings who claim to be experts or gurus. Influencers.
At what point do you crossover from “regular folk” to “influencer”?
I think reasonable people will disagree about what point that is, but it doesn’t seem reasonable to suggest that the point doesn’t exist.
1,000 followers
are you an influencer tho? i mean it says influencers not everyone, or is this just marketing
I like to think I influence with my powerful posts