China’s Sina to temporarily suspend some apps due to violations: regulator


  • TECH
  • Wednesday, 17 Apr 2019

FILE PHOTO - Sina Weibo's booth is pictured at the Global Mobile Internet Conference (GMIC) 2017 in Beijing, China April 28, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo

SHANGHAI: Chinese Internet firm Sina Corp will temporarily suspend its news app, blog platform and other products after it was found to have violated the country's Internet regulations, Chinese authorities said on April 17.

The Beijing Office of the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission said in a post on its official WeChat account on April 17 that Sina's platforms were disseminating untrue information and pornography, impacting public opinion.

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