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"Coronavirus Outrage Spurs China’s Internet Police to Action"

"The internet police, as they are known here, have gained power as the Communist Party has worked to seize greater control over the thoughts, words, and even memories of China’s 800 million web users."
"Officers arrive with an unexpected rap at the door of online critics. They drag off offenders for hours of interrogation. They force their targets to sign loyalty pledges and recant remarks deemed politically unacceptable, even if words were made in the privacy of a group chat."
Meanwhile, in the lib Twitter world: "ORANGE MAN BAD, CHINA GOOD"
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