Internet regulators in China – where 95 per cent of its internet users are on mobile – have slapped the heaviest fines on WeChat, Weibo and Baidu over banned contents. Photo: AP
Internet regulators in China – where 95 per cent of its internet users are on mobile – have slapped the heaviest fines on WeChat, Weibo and Baidu over banned contents. Photo: AP
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China fines Tencent, Baidu and Weibo over banned contents in ongoing crackdown

The latest punishment comes amid Beijing moves to tighten control over online discussions ahead of next month’s Communist Party congress

Topic |   Censorship in China
Meng JingCelia Chen
Meng Jing and Celia Chen

Updated: 11:00pm, 26 Sep, 2017

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Internet regulators in China – where 95 per cent of its internet users are on mobile – have slapped the heaviest fines on WeChat, Weibo and Baidu over banned contents. Photo: AP
Internet regulators in China – where 95 per cent of its internet users are on mobile – have slapped the heaviest fines on WeChat, Weibo and Baidu over banned contents. Photo: AP
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