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China online censorship
With All Eyes on TikTok, US Should Not Overlook WeChat
By Yaqiu Wang
The messaging app is dominant among users in the Chinese diaspora, and it features heavy censorship and surveillance.
Censorship Is No Solution to China’s Public Safety Problem
By Yaqiu Wang
Information about a recent spate of knife attacks has been suppressed, leading to anger and speculation.
How Zero COVID Protests Broke Through China’s Internet Censorship
By Larry Mullin
China’s infamous Great Firewall cracked amid late November’s protests – the exact thing the censorship apparatus was designed to prevent.
China’s Nationalist Cancel Culture
By Bingqing Yang
In China, celebrities can be blacklisted in the span of days – or even hours – for perceived offenses against national dignity.
Ghost in the Machine: A Faceless, Famous Chinese Blogger Goes Silent
By Jesse Turland
An anonymous Chinese tech and political blogger called “Program-Think” stopped posting in May, and rumors are swirling as to why.
China’s Digital Cultural Revolution
By Johanna M. Costigan and Xu Xin
Hyper-nationalist online attacks, like the campaign against Fang Fang, have disturbing parallels to the Mao era.
China’s Schools, Forced Online By Coronavirus, Run Into Censors
By Associated Press
With schools closed indefinitely, teachers are giving lectures online – where they risk abrupt and often unexplained censorship.
Worried About Huawei? Take a Closer Look at Tencent
By Sarah Cook
The Chinese social media giant is a growing global force, and it does the bidding of the Communist Party.
Uyghurs’ Present Is the Future for Most Chinese
By Chauncey Jung
Even Chinese overseas are not exempt from Beijing’s constant control.
Facebook’s Plan to Enter China Is Doomed to Fail
By Chuzi Xiao
It's not just a question of censorship; many Chinese government policies would work against Facebook.
China’s Party Congress Hints at Media Strategy for a ‘New Era’
By Sarah Cook
China stresses party dominance, innovative propaganda, cultural influence, and globalization of its governance model.
China’s Newest Censorship Methods on Display
By Sarah Cook
A month riddled with perilous anniversaries offers a showcase for the Communist Party's upgraded internet controls.
The WeChat Phenomenon: Social Media with Chinese Characteristics
By Lauren Dickey
WeChat has become an inescapable part of life in China, but its popularity carries risks.
China’s Propaganda Goes Viral
By Eugene K. Chow
China is changing its propaganda (and censorship) tactics for the social media age.
Want to Be Chief Editor in China? Better Have A Chinese Passport.
By DD Wu
China issues new rules on managing online information, further regulating its already highly-censored internet.
Why Everyone Should Support China’s Banned Feminist Voice Group
By Lotus Ruan
Even for non-feminists, the arbitrary banning of a social media group should be concerning.
China Cracks Down on 'Harmful' Speech
By Cal Wong
Another blow for free speech in China.
Harvard Study: China Fabricates 488 Million Social Media Posts Per Year
By Peter Bittner
A Harvard study digs into the details of China's infamous "Fifty Cent Party."
Mark Zuckerberg's Wooing of China
By David Volodzko
The Facebook founder is still trying to gain access to the Chinese market.
WeChat: Frenemy of Chinese Activists?
By Qi Xie
For Chinese activists and dissidents, WeChat has become the platform of choice -- despite its serious limitations.
China Vows No Compromise on 'Cyber Sovereignty'
By Shannon Tiezzi
Xi Jinping doubles down on the controversial concept at the 2nd World Internet Conference.
China Needs Critical Voices
By Yang Hengjun
Why China shouldn't seek to homogenize online and media discourse.
Big Vs, New Media, and China's 'United Front'
By Yang Hengjun
Forming a "united front" shouldn't mean eradicating China's new media voices.
How China Will Become More Cooperative in Cyberspace
By Greg Austin
Beijing's love-hate relationship with foreign IT corporations.
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