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WeChat blocks several LGBT accounts in China BEIJING: Chinese tech giant Tencent’s WeChat social media platform has deleted over a dozen LGBT accounts run by university students, sparking fear of crackdown on gay content. LGBT rights supporters protested on social media the abrupt closure of these accounts, which the company said, were removed after “receiving relevant complaints”, reported CNN. Several followers posted screenshots of the notice which they received when they tried to access the accounts. “After receiving relevant complaints, all content has been blocked and the account has been put out of service,” the notice read, citing violation of...
