A map of China is seen through a magnifying glass on a computer screen showing binary digits in Singapore in this January 2, 2014 photo illustration. Picture taken January 2, 2014. REUTERS/Edgar Su
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's internet regulator, asked about the apparent blocking of some online accounts of Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post, said on Friday that internet service providers were responsible for online content and had the right to shut down websites.
The comment came in response to a Reuters enquiry about reports that the social media accounts of Hong Kong's biggest English-language daily newspaper had been blocked and that a critical online Chinese-language Caixin magazine article had been deleted.
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