A medical worker wearing a full protective outfit tests a man for the novel coronavirus at a hospital in Beijing, China, 14 July 2020. Photo: EPA-EFE
China’s WeChat censored thousands of keywords tied to the coronavirus pandemic, Citizen Lab study says
- Researchers from the University of Toronto catalogued censored keywords from January to May
- Banned content included anything related to missing tycoon Ren Zhiqiang and unfounded allegations against a Wuhan laboratory
A medical worker wearing a full protective outfit tests a man for the novel coronavirus at a hospital in Beijing, China, 14 July 2020. Photo: EPA-EFE