Chinese Regime Tightens Social Media Control With Investigation on College Students

Chinese Regime Tightens Social Media Control With Investigation on College Students
People surf the net at an internet cafe in Lhasa of Tibet Autonomous Region, China on Aug. 30, 2006. China Photos/Getty Images
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
Reporter
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Recent events have revealed how China’s internet companies and higher education collude with censorship authorities to closely monitor citizens on social media.
On June 9, China Digital Times, a U.S.-based website that closely monitors internet censorship in China, first revealed a public bulletin announcement posted by an unnamed college in China for all its students to read. Four students, listed with their full names and class, were placed under investigation by local police for “inappropriate” online behavior.  
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
Reporter
Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based journalist. He covers news in China and Taiwan. He holds a Master's degree in materials science from National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan.
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