China warned WhatsApp to stop spread of “illegal information”

Almaty. September 29. Silkroadnews – China warned WhatsApp to stop spread of “illegal information”, Bloomberg reported.
“China has hit out at WhatsApp, saying the messaging service should act to stop the spread of “illegal information” as the country seeks greater scrutiny over the internet in the run-up to its once-in-five years Communist Party congress,” the report said.
According to the Chinese authorities, WhatsApp should take proactive measures to intercept information to do with violence and terror. China has the right to inform organizations about the need to take such measures, as sovereignty in cyberspace should be protected.
Representatives of WhatsApp have not commented on the situation.
To remind, this week Chinese Internet controlling authorities fined three largest social media platforms - Tencent, Baidu and Alibaba - for placing false news, pornography and other forms of prohibited content. And some of the WhatsApp functions were blocked.