Australian prime minister loses control of WeChat account
From abcnews.go.com
2022-01-24 10:05:49
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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has lost control of his Chinese-owned social media platform WeChat account and a lawmaker has accused China’s leaders of political interference
CANBERRA, Australia — Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has lost control of his account on the Chinese-owned social media platform WeChat and a lawmaker on Monday accused China‘s leaders of political interference.
Morrison’s 76,000 WeChat followers were notified his page had been renamed “Australian Chinese new life” earlier this month and his photograph had been removed, Sydney’s The Daily Telegraph newspaper reported. The changes were made without the government’s knowledge, the report said.
Morrison’s office declined to comment on the report.
In response to a question from The Associated Press, WeChat’s parent company Tencent said that there was “no evidence…
