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### **Position Paper: Digital Society & Media Regulation Committee**

**Delegation:** The People's Republic of China

**Committee:** Digital Society & Media Regulation Committee (DSMRC)

**Topic:** Analyzing the Impact of Digital Content and Media Ecosystems on Society, with Special Emphasis on Cancel Culture, Identity Formation, and the Regulation of Digital Content

#### **I. Background of the Issue**

The global digital content landscape is undergoing an unprecedented structural shift. The convergence of algorithmic recommendation systems, generative artificial intelligence (AI), and short-video distribution models has fundamentally altered public discourse, social interaction, and identity development. While digital platforms present new avenues for economic connectivity and knowledge exchange, ungoverned media ecosystems have introduced serious social externalities that threaten civic stability and psychological well-being.

First, recommendation algorithms prioritized for user engagement frequently amplify outrage, polarization, and sensationalism over verified truth. This commercial incentive structure creates fertile ground for virally coordinated harassment campaigns—commonly referred to as "cancel culture". Such dynamics enable mass social or economic ostracization before factual foundations are established, often resulting in doxxing, reputation destruction, and severe psychological distress, particularly among youth.

Second, constant exposure to algorithmically curated content profoundly impacts youth identity formation. Unmonitored exposure to hyper-commercialized cultures, synthetic media, and extremist narratives skews value systems, exacerbates mental health challenges, and fosters digital addiction. The rapid proliferation of cheap, unlabelled generative AI content—including deepfakes and automated misrepresentation—further undermines trust in digital spaces.

#### **II. Country Policy and Domestic Regulatory Framework**

The People's Republic of China firmly maintains that digital space is not a lawless frontier. Digital sovereignty—the sovereign right of states to govern data, content, and internet infrastructure within their borders according to domestic law and cultural standards—is the foundational prerequisite for true cyber stability. Content governance and platform accountability must be treated as essential domestic state responsibilities aimed at maintaining social cohesion and protecting citizens from malicious manipulation.

China has instituted a comprehensive legislative framework establishing end-to-end platform liability, algorithm governance, and youth protection standards. Under the Cybersecurity Law and Data Security Law, foundational rules govern network security, data classification, and AI ethics compliance risk monitoring. Complementing this, the Algorithm Recommendation Provisions mandate algorithm registration with regulators, disclosure of recommendation logic, and user opt-out mechanisms. Furthermore, through Generative AI and Deep Synthesis Measures, China enforces mandatory visible and technical labelling of AI-generated content alongside security assessments prior to public deployment. To address online mobbing, targeted enforcement under recurring "Qinglang" special campaigns actively curbs toxic fan culture (fanquan), malicious self-media, and coordinated cyber-harassment.

To safeguard youth identity formation, China has implemented enforceable minor-protection standards, including mandatory teenager mode defaults, screen-time parameters, and strict limits on gaming and short-video monetization targeted at minors. China rejects the premise that platform self-regulation is sufficient to curb online harms.

#### **III. Proposed International Solutions**

The delegation of China emphasizes that effective global media regulation must respect national sovereignty while establishing pragmatic, interoperable standards. China urges the DSMRC to adopt four concrete pillars in its resolution:

 1. **Mandatory Synthetic Content Labelling:** Establish a universal baseline requiring platforms to visibly tag and embeddedly watermark all AI-generated or altered media, protecting public trust and preventing deepfake-driven misinformation.

 2. **Algorithmic Transparency & Opt-Out Autonomy:** Require large digital platforms to undergo algorithmic safety audits and grant users the direct technical right to disable personalized recommendation feeds.

 3. **Robust Minor Identity Protections:** Encourage member states to mandate standardized "youth protection modes," establishing strict limits on screen-time, targeted advertising, and predatory algorithmic profiling directed at minors.

 4. **Platform Accountability for Coordinated Harassment:** Hold digital platforms legally responsible for failing to curb doxxing, cyberbullying, and organized online smear campaigns, enforcing clear takedown timelines and penalizing compliance failures.

China remains committed to working cooperatively with member states to provide technical assistance, infrastructure capacity-building, and governance frameworks for developing nations to protect their digital ecosystems.