China Cracks Down on Social Media Sites Over ‘Rumors’

Over the weekend, China cracked down on Internet use, including shutting off the comments section of the Chinese version of Twitter — Sina Weibo and Tencent Weibo.

It has made Chinese Internet users both indignant and curious about what the government wants to hide.

The World’s Mary Kay Magistad has the story from Beijing.

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