Twitter Users ‘Forced’ to Delete Political Posts Say Activists in China

Twitter Users ‘Forced’ to Delete Political Posts Say Activists in China
A screenshot of social media platform Twitter. Saeed Khan/AFP/Getty Images
Richard Szabo
Richard Szabo
Editor/Reporter
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There are fresh concerns the Chinese regime is censoring social media users who upload posts containing politically sensitive messages.

Some activists in mainland China have complained that in recent months their Twitter accounts were hacked into. Others claimed Chinese authorities even contacted activists and pressured them into deleting their posts on Twitter.

Richard Szabo
Richard Szabo
Editor/Reporter
Richard Szabo is an award-winning journalist with more than 12 years' experience in news writing at mainstream and niche media organizations. He has a specialty in business, tourism, hospitality, and healthcare reporting.
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