BEIJING (Reuters): China's Internet regulator on Wednesday (June 10) ordered the Sina Weibo social media platform to disable some of its features for a week, rare punishment for what it said was interference with online communication, among other things.
Top Internet watchdog, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), said in a post on its verified WeChat account that it had reprimanded Weibo for "interfering with online communication order, disseminating illegal information and other problems".
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