Twitter restores Chinese Embassy’s account

14 April 2020 02:05 pm Views - 2363

The Twitter handle of the Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka which was suspended on April 13, has been restored by the social media platform today. The official account of the Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka (@ChinaEmbSL) said Twitter 'apologized for the mistake and reopened' the account. Meanwhile, an Embassy spokesperson said the account was suspended without informing any specific reason. "The Embassy made solemn representation to Twitter twice, requesting the latter to clarify and correct their decision, to avoid any misunderstanding and random association in the public. In the early morning of April 14, Twitter officially replied the Embassy for a “systematic mistake”, apologised and lift the suspension of the Embassy’s account. The Embassy feels regretful to this “systematic mistake”, and would like to reiterate that the “Freedom of Speech” must be honored, while not be misused to spread groundless, racial or hatred speech, nor be treated with “Double Standards”," the Spokesperson said.