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Georgie Moore

FOUND: Wechat hits back at interference claims - What They Never Told You

Gladys Liu says she would support a boycott of WeChat over it handling of the PM's account. (AAP)

An ownership dispute, and not "hacking or third-party intrusion", is behind the rebranding of Scott Morrison's WeChat account, the operator of the Chinese social media platform says.

Coalition members backed a WeChat boycott in retaliation for the prime minister's account being taken over and rebranded as "Australian Chinese new life".

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