China erases 1.4 million social media posts in bid to 'clean' cyberspace
The latest crackdown targeted accounts on popular Chinese social media apps including WeChat, Douyin, and Weibo that fall under the category of "self-media."
People wearing face masks use smartphones next to an advertisement of TikTok (Douyin) at a bus stop in Beijing, China August 24, 2020(photo credit: REUTERS/TINGSHU WANG)ByREUTERS