Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/a-look-at-censored-material-from-chinas-twitter-equivalent Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter A look at censored material from China's Twitter-equivalent Nation Nov 14, 2013 5:01 PM EST Why "big yellow duck" was banned on Chinese social network Weibo yesterday http://t.co/bMz4KZ9YQj pic.twitter.com/aG0E7GK6DO #June4 — CBC News Community (@CBCCommunity) June 5, 2013 While China becomes increasingly aware of its image abroad, the Chinese government's efforts to control information within the country's borders is enough of a challenge already. This includes the crackdowns of social media platforms such as Sina Weibo, China's microblogging equivalent of Twitter, where more than 500 million registered users generate more than 100 million posts each day. ProPublica collected items deleted by censors from Sina Weibo over a two-week period, exhuming 527 deleted images that "provide a window into the Chinese elite's self-image and its fears, as well as a lens through which to understand China's vast system of censorship." This pic of a state official yawning was censored from China's version of Twitter. see more: https://t.co/0EiVooV3Co pic.twitter.com/KuJQ7O3phD — Christie Thompson (@cm_thompson3) November 14, 2013 Every day, censors work round the clock to sift through at least 3,000 posts per hour and delete anything deemed offensive, politically sensitive or unacceptable in a "harmonious society," Reuters reported. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now
Why "big yellow duck" was banned on Chinese social network Weibo yesterday http://t.co/bMz4KZ9YQj pic.twitter.com/aG0E7GK6DO #June4 — CBC News Community (@CBCCommunity) June 5, 2013 While China becomes increasingly aware of its image abroad, the Chinese government's efforts to control information within the country's borders is enough of a challenge already. This includes the crackdowns of social media platforms such as Sina Weibo, China's microblogging equivalent of Twitter, where more than 500 million registered users generate more than 100 million posts each day. ProPublica collected items deleted by censors from Sina Weibo over a two-week period, exhuming 527 deleted images that "provide a window into the Chinese elite's self-image and its fears, as well as a lens through which to understand China's vast system of censorship." This pic of a state official yawning was censored from China's version of Twitter. see more: https://t.co/0EiVooV3Co pic.twitter.com/KuJQ7O3phD — Christie Thompson (@cm_thompson3) November 14, 2013 Every day, censors work round the clock to sift through at least 3,000 posts per hour and delete anything deemed offensive, politically sensitive or unacceptable in a "harmonious society," Reuters reported. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now