Online rules to focus on chat, public accounts

Internet group chats and information released from online public accounts will be further regulated under two new rules released by the Cyberspace Administration of China on Thursday.

Group chats regulated include those on WeChat, QQ, weibo and other forms of social media that provide group information exchanges.

Also targeted by the regulations are public accounts on internet platforms like weibo, question-and-answer website Zhihu.com and livestreaming providers Inke and Yizhibo.