Several Chinese social platforms, including Quora-like Zhihu and the domestic version of TikTok , Douyin, announced on Friday that they will soon display user locations based on internet protocol (IP) addresses, a feature that users cannot disable. The platforms said the measure, which is not mandated by law, is meant to “prevent netizens from pretending to be locals and spreading rumours”.

Chinese social media to display user locations based on IP address, including platforms from ByteDance and Zhihu comes via ChinaTechNews.com.