Officials in China are loosening the country’s strict COVID measures after weeks of protests. This is how protestors succeeded — despite heavy online censorship.
, risking their livelihoods and academic careers to demand a loosening of restrictions.
Chinese social media platforms like Wechat, Sina Weibo, and Douyin are heavily censored and monitored for rule-breaking content. They also require new users to link their national ID information to any accounts they create. As a result, Webster says users have had to become creative in expressing any views critical of the Chinese government.
"[The quotes were] saying things like, 'Well, you've got to follow science' or, 'You have to let society have some dynamis' ... clearly suggest an effort to harness the tools of loyal political expression to express disagreement with the current situation," Webster explained. Another tactic has removed the need for words entirely, transforming a blank sheet of office paper into a
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