Chinese regulator weighs tighter curbs on payment, shopping platforms

Chinese regulator weighs tighter curbs on payment, shopping platforms

A man uses a computer inside an Internet cafe in Shanghai in this January 5, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Aly Song/Files

China’s top internet watchdog canvassed public opinion on Friday for a plan to update rules more than two decades old, aiming to widen oversight of online services to cover payments, shopping and live streaming platforms.