A man uses a smartphone in front of the Chinese Communist Party flag. YouTube said it was investigating the removal of comments critical of China’s ruling party from the video-sharing platform. Photo: BloombergA man uses a smartphone in front of the Chinese Communist Party flag. YouTube said it was investigating the removal of comments critical of China’s ruling party from the video-sharing platform. Photo: Bloomberg
A man uses a smartphone in front of the Chinese Communist Party flag. YouTube said it was investigating the removal of comments critical of China’s ruling party from the video-sharing platform. Photo: Bloomberg
Tech /  Apps & Social

YouTube deletes comments critical of China’s Communist Party

  • The online video-sharing giant, a division of Alphabet’s Google, said a software flaw was behind that automatic deletion
  • The company warned in March there would be less content moderation and slower customer support owing to the Covid-19 lockdown
Topic |   YouTubers
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Updated: 7:42am, 27 May, 2020

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A man uses a smartphone in front of the Chinese Communist Party flag. YouTube said it was investigating the removal of comments critical of China’s ruling party from the video-sharing platform. Photo: BloombergA man uses a smartphone in front of the Chinese Communist Party flag. YouTube said it was investigating the removal of comments critical of China’s ruling party from the video-sharing platform. Photo: Bloomberg
A man uses a smartphone in front of the Chinese Communist Party flag. YouTube said it was investigating the removal of comments critical of China’s ruling party from the video-sharing platform. Photo: Bloomberg
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