News Forum - China’s great firewall breached as zero-Covid policy protesters access Twitter, Telegram

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China’s great firewall has been breached as zero-Covid policy protesters are accessing Twitter and Telegram in record numbers. According to SensorTower, Twitter’s downloads increased from 150th rank to 9th rank among all the free iOS apps in China at the end of November. As the nation’s zero-Covid restrictions have sparked a rare uproar among residents, the government’s censors have largely silenced the approved social media sites. Now, people are rushing to Twitter and Telegram to spread information and organise more protests. The protests grew intensely after ten people died in a fire, in which many say they could not escape […]

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