#Zoom shut down the account of Chinese dissident @ZhouFengSuo, days after he held a virtual commemoration for the #TiananmenMassacre
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Zhou told me he knows exactly why his account was shut down: "Zoom was acting on behalf of CCP’s China by canceling my account. It was imposing Beijing’s censorship”
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Zoom restored the account last night, only after media attention, citing "local laws” as the reason for the shut down.
But this just raises more questions...
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Some questions for Zoom:
— How did Zoom know who was participating in the conference?
— Did it share information with the Chinese government?
— What other accounts were impacted?
Zoom has not responded to additional questions
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The fact Zoom is one of the few global platforms available inside the Great Firewall makes this a worrying decision.
"Silencing people who are peacefully sharing their political views is a particularly odious violation of human rights,” @SophieHRW said.
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