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The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said in a statement
on its website the action was part of a clean-up of unacceptable
and harmful information that started this month, adding that it
had also shut down 733 websites.
The administration singled out Tencent's Tiantian Kuaibao news
app, saying the platform had been ordered to make changes as it
had been spreading "vulgar and low-brow information that was
harmful and damaging to the internet ecosystem".
Tencent did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The regulator also criticized Huaban, a photo-sharing social
network, as having "serious ecosystem problems". Huaban said on
its website its online service had been temporarily taken down
for upgrades.
Control of the internet has tightened under President Xi Jinping
- an effort that has accelerated since 2016, as the ruling
Communist Party seeks to crack down on dissent in the booming
social media landscape.
In November, the CAC scrubbed 9,800 social media accounts of
independent news providers for violations that included
spreading politically harmful information and falsifying the
history of the Communist Party.
(Reporting by Brenda Goh; Additional Reporting by Cate Cadell;
Editing by Robert Birsel)
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