The death of Li Wenliang, the Chinese doctor who was reprimanded for warning colleagues about the coronavirus outbreak, led to a spike in online censorship. Photo: AFP
Coronavirus pandemic shows global consequences of China’s local censorship rules
- China’s heavily regulated social media platforms have been removing and banning references to the Covid-19 pandemic
- Censorship trackers say impeding the flow of information may have hampered the global response
The death of Li Wenliang, the Chinese doctor who was reprimanded for warning colleagues about the coronavirus outbreak, led to a spike in online censorship. Photo: AFP
