Zoom Video Communications temporarily shut the account belonging to a group of US-based Chinese activists after they held an event to commemorate the 31st anniversary of China’s Tiananmen Square crackdown, the activists said on Thursday.
Humanitarian China said the event they held on 31 May was hosted by a paid account and was joined by over 250 people worldwide via video-conferencing platform Zoom, while more than 4 000 streamed it on social media, many of whom were from China.
Humanitarian China founder Zhou Fengsuo said on his Twitter account that the group had yet to receive an answer from Zoom about why its account was closed.
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The group said in a statement that Zoom was essential for reaching Chinese audiences “remembering and commemorating Tiananmen Massacre during the coronavirus pandemic”.
Last month, Zoom said it was suspending free user registrations in China, which analysts said was targeted at reducing the company’s exposure to China.
