Chinese microblogging service Weibo deletes over 41,000 posts for ‘creating trouble’ during Beijing Winter Olympics, asks users to keep calm when commenting on the games | South China Morning Post


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Chinese microblogging service Weibo has removed more than 41,000 posts related to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics , while banning 850 accounts, as the popular social media platform encouraged internet users to stay calm as they watched the games. Some internet users are “creating trouble” at a time when the whole country is “immersed in the strong atmosphere of the Winter Olympics”, Weibo said in a post published on Tuesday. “[These users] attacked athletes with irony and insulting language and spread false information … we encourage internet users to watch the competition in a calm mood.” Weibo’s action followed the...