Baidu put under the microscope for selling forum access to health businesses
Chinese internet giant Baidu has come under scrutiny from 36 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) after it emerged that it had been selling access to forum posts on Tieba to commercial organisations and hospitals.
According to reports, the 36 NGOs signed a letter that was sent to the Beijing Administration for Industry and Commerce to take action on Baidu because its misconduct violates advertising laws.
According to English language Chinese news site Global Times, it was members of a hemophilia forum that first lodged complaints that a private hospital had been promoting itself on the forum, and removing mentions of competitors, after Read full story ›
Source: The Drum
