Friday, 13 November 2020

WHO drops censorship of words 'Taiwan' and 'China' on social media after backlash

WHO drops censorship of words 'Taiwan' and 'China' on social media after backlash

The World Health Organisation has removed social media filters which were censoring the words “Taiwan” and “China” from its Facebook page after an online backlash, but said the blocks were because of an “onslaught” of cyber attacks. The about-face comes amid intense criticism over China’s continued blocking of Taiwan – which has gone more than 215 days without a local case of Covid-19 – from participation in meetings of the WHO’s decision-making body, the World Health Assembly.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/13/who-drops-censorship-of-words-taiwan-and-china-on-social-media-after-backlash?source=Snapzu

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