<p>China has shut down 133 accounts on its hugely popular mobile messaging app for distorting Chinese history and the history of the ruling Communist Party.<br /><br />The WeChat accounts, such as "zhebushilishi" (meaning this is not the history), spread fabricated information and confused the public, said the administration.</p>.<p><br />The censored accounts "were against laws and regulations", "disobeyed socialist core values" and "severely disturbed the online order"which should be punished in accordance with laws, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.</p>.<p><br />They closed them after investigating tip-offs by web users.<br />The administration will strengthen efforts on regulating online information and deal with tip-offs in a timely manner.</p>.<p><br />China is now taking steps to promote its vision of a clean, controlled and choreographed internet to other countries.</p>.<p><br />The Cyberspace Administration of China(CAC)said last week it had closed 50 websites and social media accounts for violations ranging from pornography to "publishing political news without a permit".</p>.<p><br />In September, the cyberspace watchdog had closed nearly 1.8 million accounts on social networking and instant messaging services since launching an anti-pornography campaign earlier in the year. </p>
<p>China has shut down 133 accounts on its hugely popular mobile messaging app for distorting Chinese history and the history of the ruling Communist Party.<br /><br />The WeChat accounts, such as "zhebushilishi" (meaning this is not the history), spread fabricated information and confused the public, said the administration.</p>.<p><br />The censored accounts "were against laws and regulations", "disobeyed socialist core values" and "severely disturbed the online order"which should be punished in accordance with laws, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.</p>.<p><br />They closed them after investigating tip-offs by web users.<br />The administration will strengthen efforts on regulating online information and deal with tip-offs in a timely manner.</p>.<p><br />China is now taking steps to promote its vision of a clean, controlled and choreographed internet to other countries.</p>.<p><br />The Cyberspace Administration of China(CAC)said last week it had closed 50 websites and social media accounts for violations ranging from pornography to "publishing political news without a permit".</p>.<p><br />In September, the cyberspace watchdog had closed nearly 1.8 million accounts on social networking and instant messaging services since launching an anti-pornography campaign earlier in the year. </p>