Social Media Ideas for Chinese Censorship

China bans 11 online activities under tighter rules to curb rumours, cyberbullies

China’s top internet watchdog has banned 11 specific online activities under strict new rules for multiplatform content creators taking effect later this year. Rolling out the new...

China wants to suppress independent cinema. But young film-makers are undaunted by red lines

Unless a film is given ‘dragon seal’ approval from communist state officials, it will never be released in ChinaClass started at 9am. Assignments were doled out, ideas were pitched...

How China’s ‘red lines’ are quietly shaping global news reporting

In late 2013, the then-editor in chief of Bloomberg News, Matthew Winkler, spiked an investigation into the hidden wealth of China’s elite. Publishing it, he warned reporters on a...

Deleted Report Unveils New Effort to Monitor VPN Use on Chinese Campuses

A military-linked Chinese technology company quietly removed a report promoting a system designed to monitor and identify VPN use on university networks after the document sparked...

China: Social Media, Films Censored Around Pride Month

Click to expand Image A same-sex couple hold hands during an event to raise awareness of...

How China’s ‘Red Lines’ Are Quietly Shaping Global News Reporting

Under Xi Jinping, the CCP has expanded its control over political language to the point where it challenges journalism’s most basic task: describing the world accurately.

Video of Shenzhen Man Seeking to Run for Mayor Scrubbed From China’s Internet

The viral video, which showed government staff unable to explain how one could run for office, was later removed from Chinese social media, igniting massive backlash among netizens...

Chongqing Protesters Demand Answers in Animal Abuse Case Amid Heavy Censorship

As viral videos of police clashes circulated online, reports also emerged that authorities had moved swiftly to curb any dissent or public discussion of the incident

How People in China Keep Outsmarting Anthropic’s Geolocation Restrictions

As Anthropic tightens restrictions on access to Claude in China, users keep finding new workarounds, from proxy services to fake identities sourced on Telegram.

TRANSNATIONAL REPRESSION: ‘China Feels Emboldened to Globalise Its Political Red Lines’

CIVICUS discusses the cancellation of RightsCon 2026 with Barbora Bukovská, Senior Director for Law and Policy at ARTICLE 19, a human rights organisation that works on freedom of e...

Once a Hub for Debate, China’s Tianya Returns to a Transformed Online Landscape

While many longtime users celebrated the return of a platform that shaped China's early internet culture, others questioned whether Tianya can regain its former role in an era of t...

China cracks down on criminal network using online public opinion to extort entertainment industry

China cracks down on an online extortion scheme involving celebrity scandals and negative online publicity

China cracks down on soft porn, violence and materialism in viral micro dramas

Micro dramas have surged in popularity, but drawn criticism for often sensationalist content.

The Guardian view on the splinternet: where China led, Iran and others are eagerly following | Editorial

Authoritarian states are increasingly shutting off or throttling access to the internet, creating separate spheres in a realm built on connectionChina boasts of having the world’s...

As pioneering Chinese web forum returns, authorities warn free speech has limits

Chinese authorities have praised the return of Tianya – which was one of the country’s most popular internet forums in the pre-algorithm, pre-short-video era – while cautioning tha...

China tells devs to ditch Claude Code over 'backdoor code' fears

National vulnerability database claims monitoring mechanism can forward Chinese users' data to remote servers

China’s Passport Crackdown Has Spread Far Beyond AI Labs

Beijing's travel restrictions have expanded from nuclear scientists and senior officials to tens of millions of ordinary public employees.

Ai Weiwei warns of worsening censorship in the West

Ai Weiwei, who published a new book, "On Censorship," warned the West is "no longer defending very basic humanity, rationality, human rights, freedom of speech."

Review: A Victim of Chinese Authoritarianism Explains Censorship and Surveillance

"A primary aim of censorship is to normalize itself," Ai Weiwei writes in his new book On Censorship.

Leaks and backdoors: China warns of security risks in relay services for foreign AI models

China’s national security authority has warned of risks in using “artificial intelligence relay services” that provide access to overseas AI models, highlighting concerns over data...

Alibaba Blocks Claude Code Over Alleged Developer Tracking in China

Alibaba has banned its employees from using Anthropic‘s AI coding tool, Claude Code, following the discovery of hidden tracking software used to identify users in China. The intern...

Messi’s World Cup Record Puts China’s Sports Censorship in the Spotlight

Lionel Messi has made World Cup history again, but Chinese viewers are seeing a more muted version of the Argentine star’s record-breaking run. After past political controversies a...

EDITORIAL: Beijing wants to silence critics

Lin Chi-ling Scrubbed From China TV After Declining Taiwan Government Post

According to the Central News Agency (CNA), Lin Chi-ling, Taiwan’s most recognizable model and actress, has been quietly erased from two mainland Chinese productions in the space o...