TREE NEWS update: China’s National Radio and Television Administration issued a management notice on May 4, requiring streaming platforms to review all micro-dramas uploaded by users, enforcing a ‘must-review-every-broadcast’ policy. User-uploaded micro-dramas meeting Category I or II standards must obtain a distribution license or approval document, and platforms are barred from disseminating personal uploads of special-topic micro-dramas.
China’s TV regulator mandates review for all user-uploaded micro-dramas
This signals a tightening of content control in a fast-growing digital entertainment segment, likely increasing compliance costs for platforms and independent creators. The policy's reach into user-generated micro-dramas suggests regulators are treating this format as mainstream media, not casual uploads. For the broader RWA/crypto angle, it underscores how state oversight can expand into novel digital content markets, potentially affecting user-generated content platforms' operational models. Whether similar scrutiny extends to other digital asset categories remains the open question.
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