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Chinese Internet police have engaged in a new wave of suppression of online discussions about the Chinese stock market.
A total of 373 social media accounts were shut down in its recent investigation of social media, for forwarding posts that the Internet regulator deemed “rumors and rumor-mongering,” according to a statement by the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) on July 15.
Cyberspace Cleaning
The latest move was part of Operation Qinglang—meaning “Operation Clear and Bright”—where the CAC began a “rectification campaign” to target specific social media users in March.
