WELLINGTON (NEW ZEALAND) : A New Zealand academic says Twitter temporarily restricted her account after she mocked Chinese President Xi Jinping. “After I had stoked a furor on Twitter and sent umpteen complaints, her account was restored," Lucas wrote. “Seems like @Twitter may have briefly forgotten they don’t work for Xi Jinping," Brady wrote. She wrote that Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Zoom and other big players in social media appeared to be getting into the habit of silencing Communist Party critics. However, under Xi, who is also leader of the Chinese Communist Party, the government has taken an increasingly combative approach toward its critics, whether individuals, organizations or foreign governments.

Source: Mint July 06, 2021 13:30 UTC