Photo Share: It started 35 yrs. ago this month so stopped by Tiananmen Square

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...memorial:

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64 Tiananmen-Related Words China Is Blocking Online Today

Also routine is the enhancement of the blocking of search keywords on Weibo around the event. For example, as recently as May 11, the Chinese words for "tank" and "64" (short for June 4) were unblocked, but based on tests today, these and many other June 4-related keywords have now been restricted from searching.

If past history is any indicator, the most sweeping of these search blocks will likely be rescinded once this sensitive period has passed without incident. But for now, attempting to look up any information using a keyword that happens to include, for instance, the numbers 六 (6) and 四 (4) will return zero results on Weibo.

Below are 64 June 4-related keywords that were found to be censored on Weibo today, along with brief translations. The same set of keywords was tested last year by The Citizen Lab, and overall, a roughly similar percentage of keywords were censored in both cases. Nine new keywords were added to Weibo's blacklist this year (highlighted in red below) while a handful of others were removed and are now searchable, including 镇压 (to suppress or execute/kill), 6.4, 纪念 (commemorate), 长安街 (Chang'an Avenue, a route leading to Tiananmen Square), six*4, 屠杀大学生 (massacre university students), and 五月35日 and 5月三十五 (May 35, code for June 4, though五月三十五 remained blocked).

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And this ain't no FAKE ASS "side of the road" photos  :

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Other folks educating their young ones and taking photos:

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The statue Tank Man:




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The real Tank Man:




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"AI Image of Tiananmen Square’s Tank Man Rises to the Top of Google Search"

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Honoring:

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Truth or not?

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Same rule as in some strip clubs: Look but don't touch, no touchy touchy...

[Cali Guy]

I like to make it to the Tiananmen Square in China among other places someday.

[theking]

Me too. Just waiting for the level to come down. My wife wants to go to Shanghai and Hong Kong so we'll just add Beijing onto that list...

[Cali Guy]

Is your wife fluent in Mandarin? I know some Chinese descendants that can hardly speak their native tongue like many new generation Hmong kids.

It would be quite the adventure to cross country China but got to sharpen a little Mandarin beforehand.