Facebook blocks fugitive Chinese tycoon Guo Wengui’s pages
Social network places restrictions on businessman who has made string of sensational corruption allegations against officials
Facebook has blocked two pages in the name of Guo Wengui, the fugitive Chinese tycoon who has been making corruption accusations against senior officials in recent months.
The social media network said it had blocked a profile under Guo’s name and taken down another page associated with him, adding that both pages had included someone else’s personal identifiable information.
Facebook acted after receiving a complaint, according to a spokeswoman for the social network.
Guo appeared to confirm the deletion of his Facebook pages on his Twitter feed with a link to The New York Times report which first disclosed the news.
He blamed pressure from the Chinese government, without elaborating further, and did not respond to the newspaper’s requests for comment.