The announcement said the leading micro-blogging site with more than 340 million
monthly active users is also expected to ban accounts without license1
for online broadcasting from screening politically-related video programs on the platform
in an attempt to further strengthen regulations on video content.
The move came after China's TV and film watchdog, the State Administration of Press,
Publication, Radio, Film and Television asked three major web portals,
including Weibo, the news site Ifeng.com, and ACFUN, a popular video platform
to halt their multi-media streaming service for a lack of certificate on video publication.
In a statement posted last Thursday on its official website the administration said
the targeted portals have publicized "many politically-related programs that do not conform
with state rules and social commentary programs that present negative remarks and opinions."
"The administration has ordered authorities in charge to shut down the video and audio service
on the websites and carry out an overhaul2 to provide netizens a cleaner cyberspace,"
it said in the statement.