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China argues that online censorship is bad... if others do it.
https://gizmodo.com/chinese-official-ironically-says-state-media-shouldnt-b-1837396465Facebook and Twitter are blocked in mainland China by the country’s censors, but that hasn’t stopped Chinese state media from using those same social media platforms to spread propaganda about the protests in Hong Kong. And Chinese officials are not happy that both Twitter and Facebook have started to crack down on government-run accounts for spreading disinformation
China’s Foreign Minister, Geng Shuang, expressed his displeasure with the situation at a press conference in China on Tuesday.
“It’s reasonable for Chinese media to tell the country’s story via overseas social media platforms, and I don’t understand why some companies or individuals have had such a strong response, is it because the information hit their weak point?” the Foreign Minister said, according to the state-run media outlet the Global Times on Twitter, ironically enough.
China’s Foreign Minister, Geng Shuang, expressed his displeasure with the situation at a press conference in China on Tuesday.
“It’s reasonable for Chinese media to tell the country’s story via overseas social media platforms, and I don’t understand why some companies or individuals have had such a strong response, is it because the information hit their weak point?” the Foreign Minister said, according to the state-run media outlet the Global Times on Twitter, ironically enough.