China丨Governments closing their unused social media accounts

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Government departments across multiple regions in China have been shutting down official social media accounts this year as part of a broader effort to curb formalism and bureaucracy and ease burdens on grassroots governments.    On Aug 14, the public security bureau of Rongcheng, Shandong province, announced the deactivation of its official Weibo account due to operational needs. The account, which began posting in June 2014, had amassed only about 500 followers and 860 posts over a decade.    Since the start of the year, numerous government agencies in cities including Kunming in Yunnan province, Changsha in Hunan province and Shenzhen in Guangdong province have closed their social media accounts, redirecting the public to the accounts of higher-level departments, government websites and official apps.    In 2013, the General Office of the State Council encouraged local governments to use social media platforms to release information promptly. As a result, government social med ………………………………