Coronavirus pandemic shows global consequences of China’s local censorship rules

Cui Yongyuan may not be a household name in the West, but the former state media television host has almost 20 million social media followers in China, or about double those tracking the Twitter account of CNN’s Anderson Cooper in the US.Cui was one of the highest profile bloggers on Weibo, China’s equivalent of Twitter, where he was known for his social commentary and whistle-blowing.But earlier this year his posting stopped and in May he found that posts containing his nickname “Xiaocui” had…

from South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/3087866/coronavirus-pandemic-shows-global-consequences-chinas-local