![]() “Now that they are attempting to make a partisan intervention by blocking one side of politics getting out a message on there, it is incumbent on all politicians to get off the platform,” he said. ![]() Paterson also revealed that WeChat hadn't taken the same action against Federal Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese. “The government has directly appealed to WeChat to restore access and no response has been given, which seems pretty clear WeChat has no intention on allowing the prime minister to continue to post,” he said. Meanwhile, Paterson revealed WeChat had been silent on requests from the prime minister’s team to restore access to the account. The 14 grievances included complaints about Australia’s banning of Huawei from its 5G network, recent foreign interference laws, the government’s calls for an inquiry into the origins of COVID-19. Paterson said it wasn't “at all surprising” that the hijacking of the account and Morrison’s actions at the G7 were connected.ĭuring the most recent meeting, the prime minister circulated a document to world leaders containing a high-profile list of 14 “grievances” against the Australian government that Chinese officials had “leaked” to media outlets in 2020. No politician should be on WeChat and legitimizing their censorship.” ![]() “It is very clearly government action in my view. “What the Chinese government has done by shutting down an Australian account is foreign interference of Australian democracy in an election year,” Paterson told 2GB radio on Jan.
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