An investigative report details how Bilibili’s content moderation policies enforce state-driven censorship and demand grueling labor conditions from its workforce, indirectly supporting authoritarian suppression of political discourse.

Bilibili, the Chinese video-sharing platform, has implemented a crackdown on virtual live-streamers accused of spreading pornographic and malicious content. Critics argue that these measures, while aimed at enforcing public order, may also serve to reinforce state-aligned censorship practices by limiting diverse voices and public discourse.

Bilibili announced new content moderation guidelines aimed at curbing hateful speech and inappropriate content. The platform will delete such content for the first month and issue account suspensions for repeat offenders, a measure that aligns with efforts to combat extremist narratives.

Bilibili Inc., a prominent Chinese video-sharing platform, is implicated in the state-controlled censorship and propaganda apparatus as described in a detailed examination of PRC’s online media governance. The platform has been observed hosting trending content—such as a widely-viewed video on the Ukraine war—that aligns with government narratives, thereby contributing to public opinion manipulation and suppression of dissent. This cooperation with state censorship mechanisms signals complicity in reinforcing authoritarian practices.