Crackdown initiated by internet regulator to safeguard minors

Two-month national campaign targets content deemed harmful to children

China's top internet regulator has launched a two-month nationwide campaign to crack down on online content that endangers the physical and mental health of minors, including short videos promoting dangerous activities such as the "choking challenge".

The Office of the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission announced the campaign, which will cover much of the school summer vacation period, on Tuesday. The effort targets harmful and provocative content related to violence, superstition, pornography and materials that induce self-harm or suicide, along with violations of minors' privacy.

Authorities will also clean up vulgar and materialistic content and crack down on illegal activities targeting minors, the office said.