Under probe: The icons for Tencent applications WeChat, (clockwise from top left), QQ, JOOX, Tencent News and Tencent Video. The company is among three firms probed for multiple violations. — Bloomberg
HONG KONG: China’s online watchdog has launched an investigation into reports of multiple violations at news services run by Tencent Holdings Ltd, Baidu Inc and Weibo Corp, as the government continues to tighten scrutiny over Internet content.
The Cyberspace Administration of China said yesterday it instructed its Beijing and Guangdong branches to look into reports that some of the country’s largest online services are carrying user-generated content laden with “violence, porn, rumours” disruptive to social order. It didn’t specify what actions may be taken, and Tencent, Baidu and Weibo had no immediate comment on the notice.
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