Twitter apologized Saturday after suspending accounts critical of Chinese government days before the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests.
The accounts were among millions suspended as part of Twitter’s efforts to “protect the health of the public conversation,” the company said in a statement, adding that “platform manipulation,” including spam, was targeted.
“Sometimes our routine actions catch false positives or we make errors. We apologize. We’re working today to ensure we overturn any errors but that we remain vigilant in enforcing our rules for those who violate them,” Twitter said.
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) called Twitter out on its own platform, saying the social media outlet has become “a Chinese govt censor.”
.@twitter has apparently suspended a large number accounts that are critical of #China including accounts of people outside of China. Twitter has become a Chinese govt censor. https://t.co/TsDQZs7juq
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) June 1, 2019
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Twitter says it mistakenly blocked accounts critical of China ahead of Tiananmen Square anniversary https://t.co/2GR2cftRFX pic.twitter.com/8PSmBGBAnu
— The Hill (@thehill) June 2, 2019
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