Chinese social media app WeChat removes LGBT accounts


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Chinese social media app WeChat removed dozens of accounts on LGBT topics run by university students and nongovernment groups late Tuesday, raising concerns by some activist leaders that the country may be tightening its grip against sexual and gender minority groups. Several LGBT-led groups reported outages on their accounts late Tuesday, as they were notified they violated rules of the platform but were given no details. "Many of us suffered at the same time," one account manager told , who declined to be identified due to the sensitivity of the matter. The bans removed content posted on the WeChat accounts,...