Twitter apologises for blocked China accounts ahead of Tiananmen anniversary

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Twitter apologises for blocked China accounts ahead of Tiananmen anniversary
Twitter has apologised for suspending accounts critical of Chinese government policy days ahead of the 30th anniversary of a bloody crackdown on protesters at Beijing's Tiananmen Square, after an outcry among users. In a statement posted to the company's Public Policy Twitter feed on Saturday, ...

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