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Embattled Hong Kong broadcaster RTHK deletes all Tweets, disables Twitter comments

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Local broadcaster RTHK has deleted all of its English-language Twitter archive and is preventing readers from “replying” to its tweets citing resource constraints. “Resource constraints prevent us from properly engaging with our subscribers or refute in a timely manner any misinformation that might be contained within comments,” a tweet on Wednesday said. The social media platform has a newly-introduced function that can limit who is able to reply to those mentioned in the tweet, or those which a user already follows. It is unclear if the broadcaster is aware that users may still screenshot their tweets or use the “quote”…

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