Topic summary
Online harassment
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Cyberbullying.
China
In China, cyberbullying legislation has focused specifically on online harassment and online abuse. In 2023, Chinese justice agencies published the Guiding Opinions on Punishing Cyberviolence Violations and Crimes in Accordance with Law, which in American and British English translates to the Enforcing Online Harassment Prevention Enforcement Guidelines. The guidelines set out rules for applying criminal, civil, and administrative law to conduct such as online harassment, defamation, doxing, and coordinated harassment campaigns. They specify that online defamation, organized doxing, or using social media to monetize or share abusive content can be prosecuted as crimes, while online service providers that fail to manage such content may themselves be subject to prosecution for refusing to effectively moderate their platforms. The guidelines also empower prosecutors to take action when online harassment or defamation undermines social order or national interests, and provide for procedures such as injunctions, civil damages, and enhanced penalties where victims suffer severe harm or the conduct is particularly harmful to society.