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

By Staff Writer on Jan 24, 2019 6:44AM
China deletes seven million pieces of online information, thousands of apps

Cyber watchdog criticises Tencent's news app for spreading "vulgar information".

China's cyber watchdog said on Wednesday 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 ...

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