The Facebook page of 1 of the most popular Chinese-language publications in Malaysia, China Press, has suddenly disappeared from the social media platform today.
As of the time of writing, a quick search for China Press on Facebook yielded no results for the page, despite the publication’s page on the social media platform having over 2.5 million followers, 1 of the largest Chinese-language followings in Malaysia on the platform.
China Press’ main Facebook page has been removed from the social media platform
Furthermore, visiting the China Press Facebook page link (https://www.facebook.com/ChinaPressCP/) showed an error message asserting that the content isn’t available at the moment, an error message usually associated with the page being deleted by the social media platform.
Indeed, China Press itself confirmed on its website that its main Facebook page has been removed by Facebook in the afternoon today.
While the report didn’t mention why the Facebook page was deleted, it is believed that the page has been removed for allegedly violating the platform’s Community Guidelines.
China Press remains defiant and vowed to stand on the front line of news
In spite of the setback, China Press stressed that it will continue to stand on the front line of the news without fear or favour.
The publication also urged readers to follow their second Facebook page China Press Johor instead for the time being to get the latest updates.
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