One week after 60 social media accounts were shut down for disseminating unsubstantiated commercial speculation and vulgar content, debate over the clampdown still lingers on social media, occupying the headlines of many media outlets.

The crackdown, aimed at social accounts that spread rumors, celebrity gossip and vulgarity, was initiated by the Beijing Cyberspace Administration on June 9 in an effort to uphold socialist values, as well as clean up the online environment. Accounts like PaparazziZhuoWei, who claimed to be China’s No. 1 paparazzo and had over 7 million followers, were immediately closed. The censorship affected seven major social media platforms in China, including Sina Weibo and WeChat.

According to Xinhua News Agency, the shutdown was enabled by the country’s new cyber security law that was passed in November 2016 and went into effect on June 1. The closings prompted an outcry from the Chinese public and some media outlets, who accused authorities of ruining the country’s entertainment industry, as well as hindering public access to information.

In response to public concerns, the People’s Daily issued a commentary on June 15 throwing its support behind the censorship campaign.

“Currently, there are many people who are reluctant to damage the cultural ecology. Some have even confused the public by taking advantage of the freedom of speech, acting against the law and public opinion. It’s not right to put the country’s cultural ecology in a cage, but it would be even more inappropriate to turn it into an unregulated carnival, which could wither our spirit,” read the commentary.

The commentary garnered enormous support from the public, with many chiming in to report offending accounts that had not yet been shut down.