Man held over rumors on WeChat

Police have detained a man suspected of breaking new regulations on instant messaging services by spreading rumors on WeChat, a popular messaging platform.

The man, surnamed Wang, managed a WeChat public account that published unconfirmed reports of public assaults and baby trafficking, police in the Ningxia Hui autonomous region said on Tuesday.

Wang works for an Internet company in the city of Guyuan in the region, and police said he is the sole manager of the account. He will remain in detention for five days.