# China Digital Regulation

Douyin’s Digital Dragnet: ByteDance Targets the Evolving Underworld of Cybercrime

Douyin has intensified its crackdown on sophisticated cybercrime syndicates, leading to the arrest of 162 suspects in 2026. The operations targeted cross-border gambling, pornography distribution, and illegal account-manipulation services that utilize advanced evasion techniques like VPNs and multi-platform redirection.