Social media platform Weibo says it acted over personal attacks against Chinese Covid experts.
The bans come as 2 billion in China are expected to travel for the Lunar New Year over the next 40 daysChina has taken down more than 1,000 social media accounts - some with millions of followers - that criticised the government's Covid policies.
Online criticism has until recently largely focused on the strict enforcement of Covid regulations, including lockdowns that required people to stay at home in isolation for weeks.
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