YouTube has suspended the account of a Chinese vlogger reporting on the Russian invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n
Wang Jixian, a resident of Odessa for the past four years, said he had been posting videos of the Russian invasion to counter China’s narrative of what was happening in the country. He says he had received multiple messages not to “provoke” Beijing.<\/p>\n
China has been making concerted efforts to stifle strong views about the conflict in the country and has refrained from condemning Russia so far.<\/p>\n
“I’m countering lies and panic by reporting from the front line,” Wang told Radio Free Asia.<\/p>\n
He says his YouTube account was suspendedfor posting “violent content” in a video from 28 March. Wang says his appeal against the suspension was ignored by the platform.<\/p>\n
The BBC was able to confirm that although the channel is up, Wang is unable to post new videos.<\/p>\n
Chinese censors have also cracked down on Wang’s videos on the messaging app WeChat and Douyin, the country’s version of TikTok.<\/p>\n
Wang’s Chinese social media accounts were previously banned after he spoke to CNN.<\/p>\n
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