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Once hailed as a bastion of free speech, the internet is increasingly falling under the grip of state censors worldwide. China is purging dissent. India is silencing its critics. And Canadaâs Liberals recently made changes to a bill that will allow authorities to control the content that people post to sites like YouTube. Watch out: Justin Trudeau is coming for your cat videos, and putting your free expression at risk.
Following Chinese director Chloé Zhaoâs Oscar wins on Sunday, social media in China was flooded with congratulatory messages. But good luck finding them now. Within hours, Chinese censors had scrubbed most comments about Zhaoâs Academy Awards from the internet, due to some unflattering statements she made about her homeland in the past.
У Китаї заборонили писати про Оскар Хлої Чжао - ЗМІ
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У Китаї заборонили писати про Оскар за Землю кочівників - ЗМІ
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Китайським ЗМІ заборонили писати про Оскар Хлої Чжао
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La Chine censure la victoire de Chloé Zhao aux Oscars
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