Chinese dissident in Europe, Lee, uses Twitter to evade China's internet controls and widening crackdown on foreign social media sites.

Chinese dissident in Europe, Lee, evades China's internet controls to use Twitter, avoiding sensitive topics and engaging little with users. Despite China's tightening control over free speech beyond the Great Firewall, Lee continues tweeting. Recently, Lee was summoned by police not for his tweets, but for the accounts he followed. This indicates a widening crackdown on foreign social media sites by China.

March 18, 2024
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