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Many international social media websites are banned in China, and using special software called a virtual private network (VPN) to access them can sometimes lead to jail time.

The Cyberspace Administration of China had erased the accounts for violations that included "spreading politically harmful information, maliciously falsifying (Chinese Communist) party.

China has told three major web portals to shut down their video and audio streaming services, saying they carry politically-related material that breaks state rules and social commentary which incites negative opinions.

While social media was designed to bring people together, it can sometimes drive them apart - more Chinese people are switching their status from married to single and social media could be responsible, say experts.

Within hours of joining Sina Weibo, China's version of Twitter, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has attracted tens of thousands of followers.

Days before his visit to China, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has debuted on the country's popular social media platform Weibo.

"If you gave these (Facebook and Twitter) to me, I would not use them. I like using Weibo and WeChat."

China is blocking VPN services that let users skirt online censorship of popular websites such as Google and Facebook amid a wider crackdown on online information, tech companies and specialists said on Friday.

E-commerce company Alibaba Group has bought an 18 per cent stake in its micro-blogging service Weibo for about $586 million, valuing Weibo at more than $3 billion, reported China's largest internet portal and media website Sina Corp.

The Delhi High Court on Thursday warned social networking site Facebook India and search engine Google India that websites can be "blocked" like in China if they fail to devise a mechanism to check and remove objectionable material from their web pages.

Many international social media websites are banned in China, and using special software called a virtual private network (VPN) to access them can sometimes lead to jail time.

The Cyberspace Administration of China had erased the accounts for violations that included "spreading politically harmful information, maliciously falsifying (Chinese Communist) party.

China has told three major web portals to shut down their video and audio streaming services, saying they carry politically-related material that breaks state rules and social commentary which incites negative opinions.

While social media was designed to bring people together, it can sometimes drive them apart - more Chinese people are switching their status from married to single and social media could be responsible, say experts.

Within hours of joining Sina Weibo, China's version of Twitter, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has attracted tens of thousands of followers.

Days before his visit to China, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has debuted on the country's popular social media platform Weibo.

"If you gave these (Facebook and Twitter) to me, I would not use them. I like using Weibo and WeChat."

China is blocking VPN services that let users skirt online censorship of popular websites such as Google and Facebook amid a wider crackdown on online information, tech companies and specialists said on Friday.

E-commerce company Alibaba Group has bought an 18 per cent stake in its micro-blogging service Weibo for about $586 million, valuing Weibo at more than $3 billion, reported China's largest internet portal and media website Sina Corp.

The Delhi High Court on Thursday warned social networking site Facebook India and search engine Google India that websites can be "blocked" like in China if they fail to devise a mechanism to check and remove objectionable material from their web pages.