CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s prime minister and his political rival said on Wednesday they were not tailoring their political messages to suit Chinese censors as the politicians increasingly use Chinese social media to woo Chinese-speaking voters. ADVERTISEMENTCritics argue that the Australian political leaders risk being kicked off the platform if they don’t comply with Chinese censorship rules. Morrison said his account has not been subjected to Chinese censorship used on social media. Bill Shorten, who leads the center-left Labor Party, was similarly unconcerned by the type of censorship that the Chinese Communist Party routinely exercises on Chinese social media. The Chinese Embassy in Australia did not immediately respond on Wednesday to a request for comment on the political leaders’ use of WeChat and whether the same censorship rules applied.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer April 24, 2019 08:26 UTC