China says Twitter should shut down accounts that smear China


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BEIJING: China on Friday (Jun 12) said Twitter should shut down accounts that smear China if it wants to fight disinformation, arguing that the country is the biggest victim of disinformation. Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told reporters during a briefing that many platforms had much falsehood about China and that there was a need for Chinese voices with objective views. Advertisement READ: Twitter removes China, Russia and Turkey 'state-linked' accounts This comes after Twitter said on Friday it had removed tens of thousands of "state-linked" accounts used by China, Russia and Turkey to push their own propaganda, sow...