An analysis of censorship on China’s popular social media platform WeChat found the US-China trade war was one of the most censored topics in 2018. Photo: Handout.
US-China trade war among most censored topics of 2018 on WeChat
- Social media authors and corporate reviewers of official accounts self-censor while authorities clamp down on politically sensitive topics
- Comment also silenced on #MeToo, gene-edited babies, health scandals and disgraced public figures
An analysis of censorship on China’s popular social media platform WeChat found the US-China trade war was one of the most censored topics in 2018. Photo: Handout.
