WeChat deletes LGBT accounts run by Chinese university students in fresh crackdown

WeChat deletes LGBT accounts run by Chinese university students in fresh crackdown

REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibek

Chinese tech giant Tencent‘s WeChat social media platform has deleted dozens of LGBT accounts run by university students, saying some had broken rules on information on the internet, sparking fear of a crackdown on gay content online.

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