A nurse works in an ICU ward for coronavirus patients in Wuhan. (Picture: Xiao Yijiu/Xinhua) A nurse works in an ICU ward for coronavirus patients in Wuhan. (Picture: Xiao Yijiu/Xinhua)
A nurse works in an ICU ward for coronavirus patients in Wuhan. (Picture: Xiao Yijiu/Xinhua)
Censorship
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WeChat reportedly censors messages about coronavirus even when they’re true

Citizen Lab researchers say Tencent’s popular messaging app filters hundreds of keywords about the epidemic in China

Topic |   Censorship
Karen Chiu
Karen Chiu

Updated: 2:23pm, 6 Mar, 2020

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A nurse works in an ICU ward for coronavirus patients in Wuhan. (Picture: Xiao Yijiu/Xinhua) A nurse works in an ICU ward for coronavirus patients in Wuhan. (Picture: Xiao Yijiu/Xinhua)
A nurse works in an ICU ward for coronavirus patients in Wuhan. (Picture: Xiao Yijiu/Xinhua)
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