Experts say steps needed to keep youth safe from HIV/AIDS

More education is needed for young people using online dating software to help them avoid HIV infection, experts said following media reports that gay males, including minors, had been infected with HIV after meeting sexual partners via China's largest gay social networking app, Blued.

Blued announced on Sunday that it would close new registrations for a week, and intensify supervisory measures, including relying on technology and manpower to cancel accounts held by minors.

The company made the announcement after a report by Caixin magazine that said Blued, which claimed to have 40 million users, had become a new channel for young people to become infected with HIV.