Chinese netizens under the age of 14 will no longer be allowed to register a micro-blogging account on Sina Weibo.

 

中国低于14岁的网民将不能注册新浪微博。

 

The move is to protect the cybersecurity of youngsters and to help build a clean, healthy, civilized¹ and organized online environment in the future, according to a statement issued by the platform's operator on its official micro blog.

 

But the operator said it is trying to design and develop a special version of the Weibo platform for younger users in line with laws and regulations as soon as possible to ensure that minors² are protected more effectively.

 

"We've always paid high attention to protecting the young people, and we never stop our steps to create a better online space for them," it said. "We welcome all users to supervise us and work together with us to make the platform safer and cleaner."

 

Sina Weibo opened to the public in late 2009. By September last year, it had 376 million users per month actively³ using the service, such as reading information, sharing online posts and making comments, up 27 percent year-on-year, according to a report the platform's data center released at the end of 2017.

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