Winter Olympics: China restricts activists’ social media ahead of Beijing Games
Human rights activists and some academics in China have had their WeChat messaging app accounts restricted in recent weeks, multiple people affected said, as Beijing cracks down on dissent before the Beijing Winter Olympics.China hopes to make next week’s Games a soft power triumph, although the lead-up has seen some Western powers launch a diplomatic boycott over Beijing’s rights record and cybersecurity firms warn athletes of digital surveillance risks.For China’s ever-dwindling community of……
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