Author: Citizen Lab, Weiboscope HKU

China’s Censored Histories: The Struggle to Carry Memories of the Tiananmen Massacre Into the Future

Despite pervasive censorship, there is a continued effort to remember.

China’s Censored Histories: The Evolving Blacklist on Tiananmen Massacre

In Hong Kong, tens of thousands commemorated the June 4 massacre with candle lights. In mainland China, when the word ‘candle’ in Chinese was published on Weibo at midnight on June 4 2019, it was removed by the platform two hours later. Remix image with screen capture from Weiboscope.

Censorship of references to the massacre by platforms is pervasive.

अब आप न्यूज़ सेंट्रल 24x7 को हिंदी में पढ़ सकते हैं।यहाँ क्लिक करें
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