Chinese Online Censorship and VPNs

• The Chinese government has initiated the highest emergency response level of censorship, including a crackdown on VPNs and other methods of bypassing online censorship.
• The protests against the zero-Covid policy have been strictly censored, but citizens have used VPNs to access non-Chinese news and social media apps that are banned in China.
• The directives issued to online Chinese platforms reveal authorities' specific concerns about the growing interest among citizens in circumventing China's so-called "Great Firewall".

Test your knowledge about the Chinese government's highest emergency response level of censorship, crackdown on VPNs, and citizens' use of VPNs to bypass online censorship and access non-Chinese news and social media apps.