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China urges Facebook to drop ideological bias after it slaps warning labels on 'state-controlled media' pages

The Chinese language executive has accused Fb of “ideological bias” after the social media massive presented plans to place warning labels on Chinese language “state-controlled” media pages along with Xinhua and CCTV.
The Chinese government has accused Facebook of “ideological bias” after the social media giant announced plans to put warning labels on Chinese “state-controlled” media pages including Xinhua and CCTV.

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