The ban is to reduce online misinformation, the Cyberspace Administration of China said.
  • Meron35@lemmy.worldEnglish
    101·
    4 months ago

    No, China is not ahead of the western world on this, nor is this an unprecedented policy.

    Most developed countries already have robust regulation preventing people from giving undue professional advice, especially in health or finance.

    These are the same regulations preventing from you claiming to be a qualified lawyer, doctor, accountant, etc without the appropriate qualifications.

    Many developed countries such as the UK, Australia, and Canada have already started arresting finfluencers after victims have sued them for making fraudulent claims.

    FCA leads international crackdown on illegal finfluencers | FCA - https://www.fca.org.uk/news/press-releases/fca-leads-international-crackdown-illegal-finfluencers

    The equation of a university degree as a valid qualification for China is mostly an artefact of the lack of adequate professional bodies and accreditation.

    But if course, the devil is in the details and implementation.

    • BrikoX@lemmy.zipMEnglish
      1·
      4 months ago

      It’s true that West has many similar laws. They are just rarely enforced.

      China and their absolute control over digital life will probably mean they will be proactive with enforcement which often leads to supression of speech.

  • Dyskolos@lemmy.zipEnglish
    22·
    4 months ago

    It will probably be executed badly, but the underlying idea is, as often, ahead of the western world. The sheer amount of stupidity that even earns money from being the village-idiot with a megaphone is mind staggering and saddening.

    E.g. if only doctors of medicine (or equivalents) would be allowed to talk about vaccination, instead of every assclown with an “opinion”…that’d be societal progress and a tiny leash on social cancermedia.

    Sure, a well paid doc telling vaccination is bad would inflict equal harm, but at least he’d be one out of 50.

    Also sure, who gets to set the rules, who gets to judge and enforce? Can’t even be half-assed fair.