One of China biggest social media platforms just reversed a decision to ban gay content

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April 16, 2018 9:21 AM

The site announced a three month "clean up" on Friday, but was immediately slammed by locals and even state-run media appeared critical.

Sina Weibo on Monday reversed its decision to censor gay content posted by users.
The social media site, which is similar to Twitter, was planning a "clean up" targeting portrayals of homosexuality.
The initial announcement received led to an uproar, which even strictly controlled state media weighed in on.

Sina Weibo, one of China's biggest social media platforms, has reversed a controversial decision to purge its platform of content.

The microblogging platform, Weibo for short, had announced a three-month "clean-up" targeting videos and images categorised as violence, pornography, and homosexuality.

They said the purge would "

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