China deletes 1.4 million social media posts in crack down on ‘self-media’ accounts

The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said in a statement on May 27 it had closed 67,000 social media accounts and deleted hundreds of thousands of posts between March 10 and May 22 as part of a broader ‘rectification’ campaign. — Reuters

BEIJING: China’s cyberspace regulator said 1.4 million social media posts have been deleted following a two-month probe into alleged misinformation, illegal profiteering, and impersonation of state officials, among other “pronounced problems”.

The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said in a statement on May 27 it had closed 67,000 social media accounts and deleted hundreds of thousands of posts between March 10 and May 22 as part of a broader “rectification” campaign.