Twitter takes down 'a large number' of Chinese-language accounts ahead of Tiananmen Square anniversary
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The author of that story, The New York Times’ Paul Mozur, has also been tweeting about the takedowns, noting that “suspensions seem not limited to accounts critical of China” and that it appears to be “an equal opportunity purge of Chinese language accounts.”In response, Twitter’s Public Policy account said it suspended “a number of accounts this week” mostly for “engaging in mix of spamming, inauthentic behavior, & ban evasion.” It acknowledged, however, that some of the accounts “were involved in commentary about China.”“These accounts were not mass reported by the Chinese authorities — this was a routine action on our part,” the company said.
As said here by Anthony Ha