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Celebrity microbloggers' accounts closed for rumormongering

Xinhua, February 27, 2016 Adjust font size:

The accounts of several popular microbloggers have been shut down by Sina Weibo for rumormongering, misleading the public and posting remarks that run counter to the Constitution, China's top Internet regulator said Friday.

A statement from the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) accused the microbloggers, dubbed "Big Vs" for their large number of followers, of ignoring their social responsibilities, abusing their influence, smearing the state honor and disrupting social order.

The affected accounts include "luoyameng" "rongjian2001" "yanyuansunhaiying" "wenshanwa" and "jiyun". In total, more than 580 celebrity microbloggers' accounts and illegal public accounts have been shut down, said the CAC.

The CAC said it has asked websites to delete more than 2,000 rumors concerning people's daily life, transportation, food safety and public policies.

In addition, the statement listed several websites that had been shut down for illegally selling hospital tickets and slandering others. Endi