China’s Social Media War Against the Uyghurs

China’s Social Media War Against the Uyghurs
A perimeter fence is constructed around what is officially known as a "vocational skills education center" in Dabancheng in Xinjiang Uyghur Region, China, on Sept. 4, 2018. Thomas Peter/Reuters
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The Chinese regime blocks Chinese citizens from accessing nearly all Western social-media platforms—Facebook, Google, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, and others—not to mention such conventional international news sources as the BBC, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal. China’s “Great Firewall,” as it is called, is said to be the most technologically sophisticated system of media censorship in the world.

Charlotte Allen
Charlotte Allen
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Charlotte Allen is the executive editor of Catholic Arts Today and a frequent contributor to Quillette. She has a doctorate in medieval studies from the Catholic University of America.
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