China ruled by Communist Party for over 70 years. Rulers are intolerant of any criticism against them by their own citizens, which is increasingly likely to occur due to globalization and the spread of media.
1998: Tiananmen Square: Chinese students demonstrated against communism.100s thought to have died in the army crackdown following it. Yet, many citizens still do not know what happened due to strict press and internet censorship.
2010: Google withdrew its services from China when gov insisted results be censored to hide info about Tiananmen Square.
'Great Firewall of China' = Facebook, YouTube and Twitter are unavailable. Over 700mn Chinese Citizens interacted with one another using local social media sites in 2019.
Youku Todou - Youtube
Sina Weibo - Twitter
Tencent QQ - WhatsApp
North Korea = no access to internet due to state controls
Restrictions on use operate at 2 geographical scales:
