How Censorship in China Allows Government Criticism but Silences Collective Expression
Gary King,Jennifer Pan,Margaret E. Roberts — How Censorship in China Allows Government Criticism but Silences Collective Expression (2013)Gary King; Jennifer Pan; Margaret E. Roberts · 2013 · Article · AbstractEstablishedSource attached · not independently reviewedCLM-1043 · as of 2026-10-30 · about: The dictator's information problem · Author: Polity Atlas editorial team
“Analysing millions of Chinese social-media posts, King, Pan and Roberts find that posts criticising the state, its leaders and policies are not more likely to be censored, while posts that could spur collective action are removed regardless of content.”
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China's Strategic Censorship
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