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Web censorship in China since Hong Kong protests began in one chart

Web censorship in China since Hong Kong protests began in one chart

This graph shows the number of inaccessible posts on Chinese social media site Weibo (per 1,000) this year.

It shows how internet censorship in China has rocketed as pro-democracy protests have spread in Hong Kong.

Source: Weiboscope, University of Hong Kong

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