Chinese media technology company SINA has suspended its mobile app SINA News , as well as the mobile app and desktop versions of its SINA Blog ##ger . The move comes after China 's Central Cyberspace Affairs revealed alleged fake news and pornography was being spread by the platforms . The company has said it will put the platforms offline for a month to resolve the issues . SINA is the majority owner of micro - blogging platform Weibo , which was spun out from the firm in 2014 . The ##base , which has approximately 462 million active monthly users , will not be impacted by the latest developments .
Chinese media technology company SINA has suspended its mobile app SINA News, as well as the mobile app and desktop versions of its SINA Blog platform. The move comes after China's Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission alleged fake news and pornography was being spread by the platforms. The company has said it will keep the platforms offline for a month to address the issues. SINA is the majority owner of micro-blogging platform Weibo, which was spun out from the firm in 2014. The unit, which has approximately 462 million active monthly users, will not be impacted by the latest developments.