Author Topic: Chinese President bans George Orwell's "Animal Farm" and "1984", the letter "N" (Read 2516 times)

Tactical Nuke · March 04, 2018, 02:13:37 PM

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/china-animal-farm-ban-censorship-george-orwell-xi-jinping-power-letter-n-a8235071.html

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The Chinese government has banned George Orwell�s dystopian satirical novella Animal Farm and the letter �N� in a wide-ranging online censorship crackdown.

Experts believe the increased levels of suppression - which come just days after the Chinese Communist Party announced presidential term limits would be abolished - are a sign Xi Jinping hopes to become a dictator for life.

The China Digital Times, a California-based site covering China, reports a list of terms excised from Chinese websites by government censors includes the letter 'N', Orwell's novels Animal Farm and 1984, and the phrase 'Xi Zedong'.

The latter is a combination of President Xi and former chairman Mao Zedong's names.

oh boy

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PhantOS · March 04, 2018, 02:19:27 PM

what a igger

Office-Pirate · March 04, 2018, 02:21:48 PM

Kumquat · March 04, 2018, 02:24:08 PM

Just texting em back, "n"

beachbum111111 · March 04, 2018, 02:25:05 PM

bitch what the forget I was expecting an Onion link

MoltenKitten · March 04, 2018, 02:27:48 PM

The guy who did a thing common in dictatorships did another thing common in dictatorships!

Renderman In A Bowl · March 04, 2018, 02:28:19 PM

Communism is good! Right?

Office-Pirate · March 04, 2018, 02:31:39 PM

Quote from: Renderman In A Bowl on March 04, 2018, 02:28:19 PM

Communism is good! Right?

*Commuism

Tactical Nuke · March 04, 2018, 02:31:56 PM

rEaL cOmMuNiSm/sOcIaLiSm hAs nEvEr bEeN tRiEd bEfOrE

e-maxx · March 04, 2018, 02:40:01 PM

so now they're the country of chia pets?

Red Spy · March 04, 2018, 02:45:08 PM

i do't see why people are complaiig about this so much

MoltenKitten · March 04, 2018, 02:45:52 PM

Quote from: e-maxx on March 04, 2018, 02:40:01 PM

so now they're the country of chia pets?

Took me too long to get this

SeventhSandwich · March 04, 2018, 02:49:09 PM

Communism breeds authoritarianism- this isn't really a surprise.

Outpact- · March 04, 2018, 02:49:38 PM

does this mean blf will be banned in China

Camel · March 04, 2018, 03:04:18 PM

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t was not immediately obvious why the ostensibly harmless letter �N� had been banned, but some speculated it may either be being used or interpreted as a sign of dissent.

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