China deletes seven million pieces of online information, thousands of apps

A woman uses her phone as she waits for a taxi outside the Grand Hyatt hotel in Beijing, December 4, 2018. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo

SHANGHAI: China's cyber watchdog said on Jan 23 it had deleted more than 7 million pieces of online information as well as 9,382 mobile apps, and it criticised tech giant Tencent's news app for spreading "vulgar information".

The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said in a statement on its website the action was part of a clean-up of unacceptable and harmful information that started this month, adding that it had also shut down 733 websites.