China muzzles The Cannon after tycoon's criticism of media clampdown

Internet regulator orders Ren Zhiqiang's social media accounts to be shut down for 'spreading illegal information' Chinese authorities have shut down the social media accounts of a tycoon nicknamed "The Cannon" after he criticised the ruling Communist party's tightening grip on the media. The move by the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) against Ren Zhiqiang came just over a week after President Xi Jinping visited state media and ordered them to follow the party line more closely.