The Great Firewall censorship machine is getting tighter (Image credit: Geralt / Pixabay) Chinese authorities may force social media platforms to revise any user comments and censor those considered ‘harmful’ before being published. On June 17, the country’s internet watchdog, Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), published a draft update (opens in new tab) to its 2017 legislation regulating the country’s censorship machine. Platforms’ content moderation teams will be required to filter and report any illegal content to authorities. All types of comment will be targeted, from original posts and replies to real-time time comments on video streaming – so-called ‘bullet...