10 saying it acted on behalf of the Prime Minister, and requesting the account be. (Refiles to correct spelling of ‘minister’ in paragraph 1) By Kirsty Needham and Eduardo Baptista SYDNEY (Reuters) -A little-known Chinese technology company that took over a WeChat social. In the 2020 incident, a note appeared from WeChat saying the content violated regulations, including distorting historical events and confusing the public. The agency handling Morrison’s social media account lost access to it last July, and emailed WeChat on Jan. The agency handling Morrison’s social media account lost access to it last July, and emailed WeChat on Jan. In December 2020 the Scott Morrison WeChat account was temporarily blocked amid a political dispute between Canberra and Beijing over an image of an Australian soldier in Afghanistan. “Any account set up in this way can be shut down at a moment’s notice,” he said. 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. “Yet they can still gain access to critiques of the government, attacks on the government by the (Labor) Opposition Leader,” he added.įergus Ryan, senior analyst with the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, said having the Prime Minister’s WeChat account registered under the name of a Chinese citizen was “always risky and ill-advised,” and appeared to be a breach of WeChat rules. Amid growing diplomatic tensions with China, Australias two major political parties have used the social media platform, owned by Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings Ltd, to communicate with Australian voters of Chinese ethnicity in tightly fought electorates since 2019. The Prime Minister’s Office has made several useless requests to WeChat to gain access to the account. “There’s 1.2 million Australians of Chinese descent who overwhelmingly use this service and now can no longer access news and information from their Prime Minister,” he said on Australian radio on Monday. With the national election due in May, the government will aim to use the Morrison account to promote its policies during Chinese New Year celebrations beginning on February 1. SYDNEY (Reuters) -A little-known Chinese technology company that took over a WeChat social media account set up for Australias Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday it wanted to buy an account with a large fanbase in Australia, and was unaware it was his. The Scott Morrison account was registered in 2019 using the name of a Chinese citizen in mainland China as its account operator, WeChat records show and a government source confirmed. Liberal Senator James Paterson, Chair of Parliament’s Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security, told media the incident was an example of “censorship” and “foreign interference.” The politicians claimed the move represented censorship amid growing diplomatic tensions between Canberra and Beijing with a national election to be held in Australia by May. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
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