中國大陸的網路文學近年已發展成一種新娛樂內容，並成功帶動了國內影視、遊戲、漫畫產業繁榮。不過在中共開始嚴格管控網路言論之後，網路文學也受到「掃黃打非」行動的持續淨化，除色情內容被重點掃除，有政治問題的作品也被點名。原創文學網站行業為求自清，主動對出版內容執行嚴格的自我審讀，積極刪除或遮蔽敏感字詞，並避開特定主題小說。中共網路言論管控，已對網路文學的創作產生嚇阻與監控作用。

The prosperity of China’s Internet development has driven many online activities to grow. The publication of Internet literature was one of it. Originated from oversea Chinese community, internet literature soon became a domestic cultural phenomenon. After 20 years’ growth, it has turned from small websites into a huge publication industry. The economic significance of internet literature has drawn the attention of Chinese government’s speech regulations. A series of censorship actions have been acted to filter internet literature content. As a result, internet literature has been contained by a very tight self-censorship. Internet literature website operators have learned to avoid sensitive political contents and focus more on non-political sensitive and entertainment-oriented subjects.