A message on the front page of alternative news website Zheteng [1] says the site was forced to close on March 31 [2] due to “illegal” content, but was allowed to reopen the next day once the content concerned had been erased. Zheteng was the only mainland media outlet in attendance at a news conference held last month by Zeng Jinyan, wife of the recently-released AIDS activist Hu Jia. [3] [zh]
China: Media censorship
· Written by John Kennedy
Categories: East Asia, China, Digital Activism, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Media & Journalism, Technology