Chinese state media hits out at Facebook for ‘suppressing voices of justice’ in Hong Kong


Facebook has had a rocky history in mainland China, despite its founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg’s attempts to take the company into the market. — SCMP

Chinese state media has lashed out at Facebook, calling for the company to be put on the unreliable entity list for “suppressing voices of justice” in Hong Kong and supporting protesters in the city.

It came after the social media giant suspended a state media outlet’s page and the Hong Kong police’s reporting hotlines on WhatsApp, the messaging service owned by Facebook.

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