Internet firms will gain by heeding rules

Editor's note: Cyberspace regulators recently directed Douyin, a popular platform for short videos operated by ByteDance, and Chinese search engine Sogou to carry out rectifications for their illegal advertisements insulting martyrs. Two experts share their views with China Daily's Yao Yuxin on the issue and internet regulations. Excerpts follow:

Nip attempts to violate regulations in the bud

Since enterprises are established to make profits, they can break every possible business, economic and moral code in the absence of proper regulations, and this is especially applicable to internet companies.