WeChat deletes LGBT accounts across China

Chinese social media and messaging app WeChat has allegedly removed hundreds of LGBT accounts, prompting concerns of a wider crackdown. The blocking of WeChat accounts triggered an outrage on Chinese social media. WeChat is operated by Chinese tech giant Tencent and allows users to do everything from video calling and messaging other users to making payments for everyday purchases. The app is extremely popular in China with over a billion reported monthly users in 2020. LGBT rights supporters protested the abrupt closure of these accounts by the company. The deleted accounts were run by LGBT people across China. Several followers…