Democratic lawmakers urge NBC not to broadcast ‘whitewashed Chinese government accounts’ during Olympics coverage

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Two Democratic lawmakers are calling on NBCUniversal not to broadcast “whitewashed Chinese government accounts” about the country’s human rights violations during the 2022 Olympics.

Sen. Jeff Merkley and Rep. James McGovern said the company should use its platform as an official Olympics broadcaster to provide viewers with background information about human rights concerns in China, such as genocide against the country’s Uyghur population and crackdowns on press freedoms.

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