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posted by janrinok on Tuesday February 27 2018, @06:39PM   Printer-friendly
from the the-truth-is-what-we-say-it-is dept.

TechCrunch:

"China's web scrubbers have been busy banning a collection of terms and dropping the hammer on user accounts after the Xi Jinping, the country's premier, got the all-clear to become 'President For Life' after the Communist Party moved to amend the constitution to remove an article that limits Presidential terms to two five-year terms."

BBC:

"The comments remaining on the popular Sina Weibo microblog are mostly monosyllabic statements from users simply say they "like" or "approve" the amendments.

They are likely to be from China's "50 Cent Party" - a nickname coined for internet commentators who are paid small amounts to post messages supporting the government's position.

Some posts have attracted thousands of comments - but only a few are available to view. This is traditionally indicative of online censorship by government administrators. "

China Digital Times:

"Following state media's announcement, censorship authorities began work to limit online discussion. CDT Chinese editors found the following terms blocked from being posted on Weibo: [...]"

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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by LoRdTAW on Tuesday February 27 2018, @11:49PM

    by LoRdTAW (3755) on Tuesday February 27 2018, @11:49PM (#644877) Journal

    I knew a guy who did that, lived off radar as a nomad for much of his adult life. Didn't live great but he enjoyed the simplicity. Only owned the clothes on his back, a change of clothes and a few personal items. He follows the bohemian crowd around the USA and works odd jobs in clubs, bars, studios and anything else to make a dollar. When I met him he was living on the couch of a bartender and worked as a sound man at one bar I frequented. He left after living on various couches for a few months and headed off to Arizona. Cool guy and I somewhat envy his ultra simplistic life. Makes me want to sell everything and say fuck it. Wonder what ever happened to him.

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