Chinese embassy needs Twitter probe after ambassador account likes porn tweet

China’s embassy in the United Kingdom is contacting Twitter to open an examination after its ambassador’s official account liked a pornographic clip on the platform earlier today.

The Twitter account for Ambassador Liu Xiaoming liked numerous tweets that were later unliked, including a 10- second clip tweeted out by an adult-themed account and numerous posts criticizing the Chinese Communist Party, according to BBC News China’s UK embassy preserves that the tweets were liked by a possible hacker who had gotten access to the ambassador’s account.

” Just recently, some anti-China components viciously attacked Ambassador Liu Xiaoming’s Twitter account and utilized despicable methods to trick the general public,” China’s UK embassy stated in a declaration Wednesday “The Embassy has reported this to Twitter business and advised the latter to make comprehensive investigations and manage this matter seriously. The Embassy reserves the right to take further actions and hope that the public will not believe or spread out such rumour.”

Twitter declined to comment. “Liking” a tweet does not constantly represent that somebody backs it, as the function is often utilized as a bookmarking tool.

Twitter is blocked in mainland China, however Chinese authorities have begun to utilize the platform more over the last few years to interact with audiences outside the nation. The alleged hack follows a massage breach previously this summertime where hackers were able to access accounts belonging to popular individuals like Elon Musk and Joe Biden.

In China, both porn and criticism of the Chinese Communist Party is regularly obstructed by censors.

Shortly after the embassy released its statement, the ambassador quote-tweeted it He wrote, “An excellent anvil does not fear the hammer.”

Upgraded 9/9/2020 at 4: 35 PM ET: Twitter declined to comment.